Which Statement About Receptor Potentials Is False

Which statement about receptor potentials is false?

A) Receptor potentials are graded membrane potentials.
B) In order to signal over long distances, receptor potentials must generate action potentials.
C) Receptor potentials can generate action potentials by releasing neurotransmitters that prompt a postsynaptic neuron to generate action potentials.
D) A receptor potential is a change in membrane potential of a receptor cell in response to a stimulus.
E) Receptor potentials cannot trigger action potentials in the receptor cell itself.