Question

Good vision depends on adequate intake of cacotene rich food
Select the best option from the following statements
(A) Vitamin A derivatives are formed from carotene
(B) The photopigments are embedded in the membrane discs of the ineer segment
( C) Retinal is a derivative of Vitamin A
(D) Retinal is a light absorbing part of all the visual photopigments
A. I) and II)
B. I), II) and IV)
C. I) and III)
D. II), III) and IV

Answer 1

Correct Answer - B
Vitamin-A is a group of unsatruated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid and `beta`-carotene.
Vitamin-A is needed by the retina of eye in the form of restinal, which combines with protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light absorbing molecule