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2.4 The eye

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The Figure shows a card used to test colour vision.

A person with normal colour vision sees the number 6 on the card.

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a.

Name the type of cell in the retina that detects colour.

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b.

A man with red-green colour blindness cannot see the number on the card.

Explain why.

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c.

Colour blindness cannot be corrected by wearing glasses.

Explain why.

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d.

Suggest one difficulty that a person with red-green colour blindness may have in everyday life.

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2.4 The eye Questions

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42 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 2.4 The eye, covering 2.4.1 Structure and function of the eye and 2.4.2 Eye defects and their correction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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