How Do We Sense Taste?

Question 1

Your answerChoice
It wasn’t; it was only useful to help them enjoy eating
It helped them find foods rich in energy
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It helped them avoid harmful foods and find foods with lots of energy
It helped them avoid foods that might hurt them
Question 2

Your answerChoice
Temptation
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Gustation
Foliation
Tastebud
Question 3

Your answerChoice
Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Earthy
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Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Umami
Sweet, Salty, Acidic, Butter, Yummy
Question 4

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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 answerChoice
True
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False
Question 6

Your answerChoice
Because nerves in the brain connect your taste cells to your nasal cavity and glands in the eyes
Because you inhale some of the chemicals in the food into your lungs
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Because of chemicals your food releases into the air as you eat it
All of these options
Question 7

You have taste receptor cells in your pancreas.
Your answerChoice
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True
False
Question 8

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