The disadvantage of a visual receptor structure that responds selectively to polarized light is that
A) polarized light does not provide reliable directional cues.
B) polarized light depends on the location of the sun in the sky.
C) these receptors would be incapable of responding to the visible light spectrum.
D) color perception would depend on surface texture and direction of view.
E) these receptors could not function when the sky is cloudy.
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