Which of the Following Best Explains Why Humans Can Detect

Which of the following best explains why humans can detect over 10,000 different scents when they typically only have 1,000 olfactory receptors?

A) Each receptor detects 10 or more individual scents.
B) More than one receptor may be stimulated by an odorant, resulting in a unique pattern of receptors stimulated for each smell.
C) Humans think they can smell 10,000 different odors, but in reality we cannot.
D) Only one receptor may be stimulated by an odorant, but it can be stimulated many times or just once, resulting in different qualities of smells.