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Give reasons. (AS1)

We can’t identify taste when food is very hot.

We can’t identify taste when food is very hot.

When too hot food is consumed, the receptors preset on the taste buds get damaged and hence are not able to take up the stimulus (here the taste) and send to the brain.


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