The diagram shows the synaptic connections of two types of photoreceptors, Pathway X and Pathway Y, to bipolar and ganglion cells in the mammalian retina.
Which statement correctly explains how the anatomical arrangement in Pathway X affects sensitivity to low-intensity light and visual acuity?
It provides high sensitivity due to spatial summation of generator potentials, but results in low visual acuity because the brain cannot resolve which specific photoreceptor was stimulated.
It provides low sensitivity because multiple synaptic clefts delay action potentials, but results in high visual acuity because multiple inputs are consolidated.
It provides high sensitivity due to temporal summation of neurotransmitters, and high visual acuity because the signal intensity is amplified.
It provides low sensitivity because the generator potentials from adjacent receptors interfere destructively, resulting in low visual acuity.