The olfactory system uses population coding to discriminate one scent from another. Choose the answer option that best describes the population coding system. O When a scent is detected, the olfactory system rapidly changes the makeup of the population of receptors in the olfactory epithelium, to accommodate the new input. Different species of organisms have evolved their own species-specific population of olfactory receptors. O There is a large population of olfactory receptor types, one type for each scent an organism can recognize. Each scent input creates a unique pattern of activation across a limited number of receptor types.

The olfactory system uses population coding to discriminate one scent from another. Choose the answer option that best describes the population coding system. O When a scent is detected, the olfactory system rapidly changes the makeup of the population of receptors in the olfactory epithelium, to accommodate the new input. Different species of organisms have evolved their own species-specific population of olfactory receptors. O There is a large population of olfactory receptor types, one type for each scent an organism can recognize. Each scent input creates a unique pattern of activation across a limited number of receptor types.

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter30: Sensory Perception

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