the retina contains the rods and cones which sense the amount of light and different colors respectively.
Your Retina
The retina is in the eye.
You can not die from a torn retina.
The retina
Mostly. Note they both have the same retina display. The iPad with Retina Display has the A6X chip which does have better performance than A5X in New iPad.
Yes
Yes. As mammals, their eyes work in the same way as you or I.
The short answer is that the interpretation of what you see occurs in the visual cortex, not in the retina.
the retina contains the rods and cones which sense the amount of light and different colors respectively.
Your Retina
It's actually called the lens, which is in the cornea.
the back portion of the eye
The retina. This consists of layers of cells that detect light and colour and transmit information to the brain via the optic nerve.
"The optics of the eye create an image of the visual world on the retina, which serves much the same function as the film in a camera. Light striking the retina initiates a cascade of chemical and electrical events that ultimately trigger nerve impulses. These are sent to various visual centers of the brain through the fibers of the optic nerve." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina
The retina is part of the eye
Your is a complex part of your body. It works the same as a camera lens it has different parts that focus and adjust. The main parts consist of the retina and the cornea. The cornea has the lenses and the retina receives the images.