To Best Help It "Sniff Out" a Fox, a Hunting

Question

To best help it "sniff out" a fox, a hunting dog probably has a high concentration of
A)chemoreceptors in its nasal cavity.
B)mechanoreceptors in its ears.
C)proprioreceptors in its nasal cavity.
D)thermoreceptors in its front paws.

Accepted Answer

Chemoreceptors are responsible for detecting and analyzing chemical signals in the environment, including scents. Therefore, a hunting dog that needs to track a fox would require a high concentration of chemoreceptors in its nasal cavity to detect and identify the fox's scent.