Which statement about olfaction is false?
A) In general, mammals depend less on olfaction than on vision as their dominant sensory modality.
B) Olfactory stimuli are recognized by the interaction between odorant molecules and receptor proteins on olfactory cilia.
C) The more odorant molecules that bind to receptors, the more action potentials that 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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