Saltiness and sourness appear to be
a. based on a lock-and-key match between molecules and the receptors.
b. triggered by a direct flow of charged atoms into the tips of the taste cells.
c. triggered by the otolith organs in the taste buds.
d. based on the place theory of olfaction.
ANSWER: b
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