Which statement about the events of photoreception is false? a) as a rod cell hyperpolarizes, its release of neurotransmitter increases b) there is more Na+ entry into a rod cell in the dark than in the light c) bipolar cells release more neurotransmitter in the light than in the dark d) as a bipolar cell depolarizes, its release of neurotransmitter increases e) when a rod cell releases neurotransmitter the bipolar cell it synapses with hyperpolarizes

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Which statement about the events of photoreception is false?

a) as a rod cell hyperpolarizes, its release of neurotransmitter increases

b) there is more Na+ entry into a rod cell in the dark than in the light

c) bipolar cells release more neurotransmitter in the light than in the dark

d) as a bipolar cell depolarizes, its release of neurotransmitter increases

e) when a rod cell releases neurotransmitter the bipolar cell it synapses with hyperpolarizes

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