This chapter was very short, but because it was straight to the point, not due to having little information. Being able to smell is an important aspect to animals because it tells our brain information, whether to avoid something like rotten eggs, or to feel hungry when we smell something tasty. The way Shubin analogized smells to a music chord really helped me understand that receptors work together in order to produce the thought of smell in our brains. As the book suggests, Shubin then connects how we smell things to how fish smell things, and to our surprise, it is through the same way.
In all, this chapter was very short, but straight to the point, leaving out a lot of the back story that Shubin usually writes (which honestly I do not miss). Well, this marks the end of my blogging here, I look forward to AP Bio this coming school year.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment