Wanda is smelling coffee. The receptor cells in Wanda's nose are ______.
A. converting light waves into an olfactory experience
B. responding to signals produced by the vestibular system
C. transducing the presence of airborne chemicals into a neural signal
D. interrupting the normal sequence of mental operations
Answer: C
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