Some Birds of Prey Have Such Exceptional Visual Acuity That

Multiple Choice

Some birds of prey have such exceptional visual acuity that they can see small animals from thousands of feet in the air. Visual acuity is greatest when an image projects directly onto a small area of the retina that contains no rods but many cones. Some birds of prey have more than one of these areas. The area is called a

A) cone.
B) rod.
C) fovea.
D) ganglion.
E) optic disk.