When a Snake Flicks Its Tongue Out to "Taste" the Air

question 13

Multiple Choice

When a snake flicks its tongue out to "taste" the air or my hand,it must return the tips of the tongue past the _____________ in the roof of its mouth to detect the "taste."

• A)heat-sensitive pits
• B)kinetic skull
• C)parietal eye
• D)fangs
• E)Jacobson's organ

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