5 Senses Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1After wearing perfume for a while, you notice it less even though other people can still smell it. What is the best explanation?
  • The perfume has stopped releasing odor molecules
  • Sensory adaptation has reduced your response to the constant odor
  • Your taste receptors have taken over the task of detecting it
  • Your ears are filtering out the odor as background information
• 3When you enter a dim room, which change helps more light reach the retina?
  • The lens becomes opaque
  • The corneas flatten completely
  • The eyelids blink faster
  • The pupils widen
• 8Which list contains the five widely recognized basic taste qualities?
  • Sour, smoky, creamy, bitter, and savory
  • Sweet, spicy, salty, minty, and bitter
  • Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami
  • Salty, hot, cold, sweet, and metallic