The Cochlea Is an Organ of Auditory Transduction That Contains

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Multiple Choice

The cochlea is an organ of auditory transduction that contains

• A) fluid and cells that can undergo mechanosensory transduction.
• B) air and cells that produce wax.
• C) air and small bones that vibrate in response to sound waves.
• D) fluid with stacks of chemosensory cells.
• E) air and statocysts activated by movement.

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