Which of the following statements about taste and smell is true?
A)Our nose identifies far more odours than our tongue identifies tastes.
B)Our nose and tongue identify approximately the same numbers of odours and tastes,respectively.
C)Our tongue identifies far more tastes than our nose identifies odours.
D)Our nose and tongue identify exactly the same numbers of odours and tastes,respectively.

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Our sense of smell is far more sensitive than our sense of taste. While our tongue can only detect five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami), our nose can distinguish over 10,000 different odours. Therefore, option A is the correct statement.

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