Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections - Access
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Chapter 29, Problem 2TYK
Which of the following sensory receptors is incorrectly paired with its category?
a. hair cell … mechanoreceptor
b. taste receptor … chemoreceptor
c. rod …
d. olfactory receptor … electromagnetic receptor
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