A certain group of microorganisms is responsible, in part, for the production of both the bread and cheese we eat. These microorganisms are members of the kingdom

The human eye contains a molecule called 11-cis-retinal that changes shape when struck with light of sufficient energy. the change in shape triggers a series of events that results in an electrical signal being sent to the brain that results in vision. the minimum energy required to change the conformation of 11-cis-retinal within the eye is about 164 kj/mol.