Taste buds are

a. really just modified sensilla.
b. found only on the tongue.
c. collections of papilla that each respond to different stimuli.
d. small capsules of cells, each with a pore at the top though which sensory hairs project and
interact with environmental molecules.
e. EACH able to respond to sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory (umami) stimuli.


D

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