Melody is looking up a phone number in a phone book with tiny print. She will be most likely able to read the number if she looks at the phone book with her ____________ because it has the largest number of ____________.
A) fovea; rods
B) periphery; rods
C) fovea; cones
D) periphery; cones

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The fovea is the part of the retina with the highest visual acuity and is responsible for central vision. Cones are photoreceptor cells that are responsible for color vision and detailed visual acuity, which are concentrated in the fovea. Therefore, Melody will be most likely able to read the phone number if she looks at the phone book with her fovea, which has the largest number of cones.

Melody Is Looking Up a Phone Number in a Phone