WONDER #1092: Do Your Taste Buds Change?

Question 1 of 3

To be a “supertaster,” you need more than how many taste buds?

  1. 2,000
  2. 10,000
  3. 5,000
  4. 1 million

Question 2 of 3

A food’s flavor depends upon your tongue and what other part of your body?

  1. ears
  2. eyes
  3. stomach
  4. nose

Question 3 of 3

Sometimes people develop a distaste for a food they ate just before becoming sick. This distaste is known as a(n) _____________.

  1. aversion
  2. yuck factor
  3. broccolitis
  4. flu effect

Check your answers online at https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/Do-Your-Taste-Buds-Change.