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Retina in a human eye acts like a:
  1. Lens in a camera
  2. None of these
  3. Shutter in a camera
  4. Film on a camera

A
Film on a camera
B
Lens in a camera
C
Shutter in a camera
D
None of these
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The human eye belongs to a general group of eyes found in nature called camera type eyes. Just as a camera lens focuses light onto film, a structure in the eye called the cornea focuses light onto a light-sensitive membrane called the retina.
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