1. Sense of Smell Web Questions

2. 1. The sense of smell plays a vital role in our sense of _____ and quality of _____.
well-being
life

3. 2. No two people _____ the same odor the _____ way
2. No two people _____ the same odor the _____ way. Everyone has his or her own unique odor-identity or “smell fingerprint.
smell
same

4. 3. The average human being is able to recognize approximately _____ different odors.
10,000

5. 4. Our sense of _____ is greatly influenced by our sense of smell.
taste

6. 5. Our sense of smell in responsible for about _____% of what we taste.80

7. 6. Without our sense of smell, our sense of taste is limited to only _____distinct sensations: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and the newly discovered “umami” or savory sensation.
five

8. 7. All other _____ that we experience come from smell.
flavors

9. 8. When our nose is blocked, as by a cold, most foods seem _____or __________.
bland
tasteless

10. 9. Our sense of smell becomes _____ when we are hungry
stronger

11. 10. A larger portion of the brains of animals (and fish) are devoted to the sense of _____ than that of humans.
smell

12. 11. Your nose can smell __________, telling you where an odor originates.
directionally

13. 12. Your sense of smell is least acute in the __________; our ability to perceive odors __________ as the day wears on.
morning
increases

14. 13. A woman’s sense of smell is _____ than a man’s.
keener

15. 14. It is important to understand that throughout every day and night of our lives we smell a wide variety of odors without being _____ of them at all.
aware

16. 15. People recall smells with _____% accuracy after a year, while the visual recall of photos sinks to about _____% after only three months. 65 50