Which of These Numbered Features Contains the Least Amount of Earth's

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth's water?

• A) 1-ocean
• B) 2-atmosphere
• C) 3-glaciers and ice sheets
• D) 4-groundwater
• E) 5-lakes

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Definitions:

Gustatory Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli and convey taste signals to the brain.

Olfactory Epithelium

A thin layer of tissue, deep within the nasal cavity, containing the olfactory receptors; these sensory receptors produce information that is processed in the brain as smell.

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, which detects the chemical composition of substances through taste buds.

Taste Buds

Structures, located in papillae on the tongue, that contain the sensory receptors called taste receptors.