How Do We Sense Taste?

Question 1

Your answer	Choice
	It wasn’t; it was only useful to help them enjoy eating
	It helped them avoid harmful foods and find foods with lots of energy
	It helped them avoid foods that might hurt them
	It helped them find foods rich in energy

Question 2

Your answer	Choice
	Gustation
	Temptation
	Tastebud
	Foliation

Question 3

Your answer	Choice
	Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Umami
	Sweet, Salty, Acidic, Butter, Yummy
	Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Earthy

Question 4

Your answer	Choice
	Because they result in the release of dopamine, a molecule that affects the reward center of the brain
	Because they program our tastebuds
	Because they are also usually high in salts, which our bodies need
	All of these options

Question 5

Smell does not affect taste.

Your answer	Choice
	True
	False

Question 6

Your answer	Choice
	Because you inhale some of the chemicals in the food into your lungs
	Because nerves in the brain connect your taste cells to your nasal cavity and glands in the eyes
	All of these options
	Because of chemicals your food releases into the air as you eat it

Question 7

You have taste receptor cells in your pancreas.

Your answer	Choice
	True
	False

Question 8

Your answer	Choice
	Injury to your tissue that makes saliva
	Levels of the chemical zinc that are too low
	All of these options
	Injury to a nerve involved in sending taste signals