Which statement about photopic and scotopic vision is false?
A) The photopic system uses only cone receptors.
B) Rod receptors can be activated by weak light intensity because of their high sensitivity.
C) The receptive field of cone receptors outside the fovea is small.
D) There are more rods than cones in the retina.

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The receptive field of cone receptors outside the fovea is actually larger, not smaller. This is because multiple cones converge onto single retinal ganglion cells outside the fovea, which increases the receptive field size.

Which Statement About Photopic and Scotopic Vision Is False