Refer to This Diagram of the Ear to Answer the Question(s)

question 7

Multiple Choice

Refer to this diagram of the ear to answer the question(s) below.
-How does the ear allow humans to distinguish the volume of different sounds?

• A) Louder sounds cause larger action potentials than do softer sounds.
• B) Louder sounds cause smaller action potentials than do softer sounds.
• C) Louder sounds induce a higher frequency of action potentials than do softer sounds.
• D) Louder sounds induce a lower frequency of action potentials than do softer sounds.
• E) Louder sounds cause larger action potentials than do softer sounds, and louder sounds induce a higher frequency of action potentials than do softer sounds.

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