5. Taste and smell
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5.1. Taste.
We
taste food and drink with our tongue. The surface of our tongue is full of
small dots called taste buds. We use these to distinguish flavours.
We
distinguish four different flavours: sweet, salty, sour and bitter.
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5.2. Smell
When
we breathe, air goes in through our nose. We also use our nose to distinguish
different smells. Our nose is our organ of smell.
Animals can smell better than people. For example, dogs can find somebody who is lost by following a trail.
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Taste.
We
taste food and drink with our tongue. The surface of our tongue is full of
small dots called
We
distinguish four different flavours:
Smell
When
we breathe, air goes in through our
Animals can better than people. For example, dogs can find somebody who is lost by following a trail.
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