Sensing Chemicals Flashcards
1
Q
Chemicals detected through (2)
A
Smell
Taste
2
Q
African bush elephants have _ olfactory sensors
A
2000
3
Q
2,000 olfactory sensors is 2 times as many as _
A
Bloodhound
4
Q
2,000 olfactory sensors _ times more than humans
A
50
5
Q
Mammals use olfactory system to detect scent chemicals called _ from air to gain environmental info
A
Odorants
6
Q
When odorants enter nose, picked up by sensory cells that send signal to _
A
Brain’s olfactory bulb
7
Q
Cat’s lost their sensitivity to _ because they are carnivores
A
Sweet
