Biology
Owls are nocturnal animals. They are active at night and hunt small animals for food. Owls have large eyes and can see well at night. This is due to:
- Cones and Rhodopsin
- Rods and Iodopsin
- Rods and Rhodopsin
- Cones and Iodopsin
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Rods and Rhodopsin
Reason — Owls see well at night because their eyes have many rods, which work in dim light. Rods contain rhodopsin, a pigment that helps detect light in the dark.
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