The multilayered tissue on the eyeball's sensitive inner surface is called the
A) cornea.
B) pupil.
C) retina.
D) iris.

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The retina is the multilayered tissue on the eyeball's sensitive inner surface that contains photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) that transduce light into neural signals. The cornea is the clear outer layer of the eye that protects and helps to focus light, the pupil is the opening in the center of the iris that controls the amount of light entering the eye, and the iris is the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil.

The Multilayered Tissue on the Eyeball's Sensitive Inner Surface Is