The inability to see certain colors in the usual way.
Color Blindness
100
The normal eye contains how many types of cone cells?
3
100
If a person has Dichromacy, how many cones does this person's eye contain?
only 2
100
Are men or women more likely to be colorblind?
men
100
Is anyone in your group color blind?
There is no correct answer-automatically 100 points are given
200
A light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye.
Retina
200
This cone detects long wavelengths of light and is responsible for yellow and some red.
The L-cone
200
If someone has Anomalous Trichromacy they can have how many effects produced on the eye depending on which cone is 'faulty?'
3
200
What percent of men are color blind?
Men: 8%
200
How does you eye see color?
Light goes from the source, or the sun, to an object such as a red apple or green grass, and finally to the detector, or the brain and eyes.
300
color-sensing granules in certain nerve cells of the eye.
Cones
300
This cone detects medium wavelengths and is responsible for greens.
The M-cone
300
For Tritanopia, most people see shades of gray, blue, and...
pink
300
About half of color blind people have severe, moderate, or mild anomalous deficiency.
mild
300
Is there a treatment for being color blind? If so, state it.
There is no treatment.
400
These cells are 100 times more sensitive to light than cone cells.
Rod
400
This cone detects short wavelengths and is responsible for seeing blues.
The S-cone
400
Protanopes are most likely to confuse black with many shades of..
red
400
People over what age can develop color-blindness?
over 65
400
What are some symptoms of being color blind?
Trouble seeing colors and the brightness of colors in the normal way
Inability to tell the difference between lighter and darker shades of the same color
Sometimes these symptoms can be so mild that often people don’t even know that they’re colorblind
500
You can purchase this item to help you tell the difference between colors.
Contact lenses
500
What are the three cone colors?
Red, blue, and green
500
Deuteranopes are more likely to confuse: (there are multiple correct answers)
1. Mid-reds with mid-greens
2. Blue-greens with grey and mid-pinks
3. Bright greens with yellows
4. Pale pinks with light grey
5. Mid-reds with mid-brown
6. Light blues with lilac
500
Numbers of tritanopes/tritanomalous people and achromats is very small, perhaps 1 in every how many ten-thousand? (there is a range and if you guess in the range it will be correct)
30,000-50,000
500
What occurs when there is a problem with the color-sensing granules (pigments) in certain nerve cells of the eye.