Answer: A - Rods are more numerous than cones
Explanation: Rods are found everywhere in the retina except the fovea (a tiny pocket in the retina where just about all of the cones are located).
B. The macula lutea is another word for fovea, no rods are found there.
C. Rods are utilized in low-light conditions and are not <em>sensitive</em> to wavelengths of light.
D. Cones are responsible for perceiving color and not rods.
E. The main function of the rods is to help us see in low-light conditions (scotopic vision), so this answer would be incorrect.
<h2>Answer:</h2>
<u>Typical rates of sea-floor spreading are approximately </u><u>5 cm per year</u>
<h2>Explanation:</h2>
Sea-floor spreading is a process that happens at the mid-oceanic ridge where a divergent boundary is causing two plates moving away from one another resulting in spreading of the sea floor. To calculate the spreading rate of one side of a mid-ocean ridge by dividing distance by time (Distance/Time = Rate) The typical rates of sea -floor spreading are approximately is 5 centimeter per year.
Answer:
B. runoff of nitrates from fertilizers applied to the golf course
Explanation:
Algal bloom is defined as the rapid growth of algae in freshwater or marine water. Algal bloom is green or yellowish in color that cover the top layer of water systems.
Algal bloom in the given case is caused by the excess of nutrients that is nitrates from fertilizers into waters and higher concentrations of nitrates causes uncontrollable growth of algae.
Algal blooms are harmful for environment as they may produce toxins and can block the sunlight from reaching the plants and animals in the water systems.
Hence, the correct answer is "B. runoff of nitrates from fertilizers applied to the golf course".
