Which Statement About Olfaction Is Not True

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which statement about olfaction is not true?

• A) In general, mammals depend more on vision than on olfaction as their dominant sensory modality.
• B) Olfactory stimuli are recognized by the interaction between odorant molecules and receptor proteins on olfactory hairs.
• C) The more odorant molecules that bind to receptors, the more action potentials are generated.
• D) The greater the number of action potentials generated by an olfactory receptor, the greater the intensity of the perceived smell.
• E) The perception of different smells results from the activation of different combinations of olfactory receptors.

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