Both Olfactory Receptors and Taste Buds Are

Question

Both olfactory receptors and taste buds are:
A)thermoreceptors.
B)chemoreceptors.
C)nociceptors.
D)mechanoreceptors.

Accepted Answer

Both olfactory receptors and taste buds are specialized chemoreceptors that respond to specific molecules in the environment (odorants and tastants, respectively).