Taste and smell involve __________, while hearing and seeing involve __________.
A) transducing chemicals; transducing physical signals
B) transducing physical signals; transducing chemicals
C) translating physical phenomena; tranducing physical signals
D) transducing physical signals; transducing chemicals.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Taste and smell are chemical senses because they transduce chemical signals from the environment into neural signals that the brain can interpret. Hearing and seeing, on the other hand, are based on transducing physical signals: sound waves for hearing and light waves for seeing.

Taste and Smell Involve __________, While Hearing and Seeing Involve