Feeling
How many receptors does the human thumb have?
Over 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, or 4,000
Over 3,000
Approximately how many taste buds are babies born with?
30,000, 40,000, 50,000, 60,000
30,000
Human smell is the ability to detect what airborne molecules?
(hint: armpits)
Odorants
Approximately how many colors can the (normal) human eye see?
10 million, 20 million, 30 million, or 100 million
10 million
Typically, do males or females have a wider range of hearing?
Females
If you touch something with your thumb, how fast does it send the signal to the brian?
Approximately 50mph, 100mph, 200mph, or 500mph
200mph
What are 4 of the 5 basic tastes that the tongue detects?
sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory/umami
What part of the nose senses smells?
Nasal Gland, Odorant Gland, Receptor Millia, Olfactory
Olfactory
If the eye were a mega pixel camera what mega pixel would it be?
412, 576, 2156, or 3852
576
Hertz
What land animal is known to have the greatest sense of touch?
Star Nosed Mole
Catfish
What animal has the best sense of smell?
African Elephant
What animal has the best sight in the day time?
Eagle
What is the bat's sense of hearing called?
Echolocation
How many rays (tentacles) does the nose of a star nosed mole have?
16, 22, 28, or 32
22
100,000
How many miles away can African Elephants smell water from?
12, 15, 18, or 21
12
What animal has the best night time vision?
Owl
18
What is the special sensory organ on a fish called that allows them to feel vibrations?
lateral line, proprioception lobe, sensory gland, or the fishy feely fin
lateral line
What is it called when you can't taste?
Numb Tongue, Alopecia, Ageusia, or Anonychia
Ageusia
What gas gives farts there cabbage like smell?
Hydrogen sulfide, Methanethiol, Dimethyl sulfide, or Propane
Methanethiol
In rare cases, people are born with an extra cone and can see approximately how many colors?
100 million
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