If You Were Observing Two Elephants Separated by a Distance

question 28

Multiple Choice

If you were observing two elephants separated by a distance of 4 miles, could the sensory receptors of your ear receive signals passing between them?

• A) Yes. Human ears have sound reception over the same range of frequencies as elephants.
• B) Yes. The organ of Corti in humans is more highly evolved than the comparable organ in elephants.
• C) No. Elephants have a much wider range of high-frequency hearing.
• D) No. Human ears cannot hear sounds with frequencies below 20 Hz.

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