Question

Read the following passage carefully. (5marks)

1) Why do we have names for tastes other than the basic ones

mentioned-such as “spicy”, for examples?

2) While receptors carry taste sensations to the brain, some others also

carry other sensations to the brain. For examples, receptors can sense

pain, pressure and temperature, and these sensations travel through

the appropriate nerves, to the brain. Something that we feel is “spicy”

actually comes from mild sensations of pain and heat carried by the

nerves that sense these irritations.

3) Chilli peppers are spicy and hot because they a chemical called

“Capsaicin” which triggers the sense of pain and heat by activating

appropriate receptors. That’s part of the season that getting chilli on

your hands or worse still, in your eyes, can cause a lot of pain and

irritation to the skin. That isn’t to say that chillies are bad. Chillies have

vitamins and they also kill some germs, which might be why many

tropical cultures use a lot of chilli in their dishes- it helps preserve food.

4) Bite into a chilli and what do you do? Find something like curd- which

is a “cooling “dish –to soothe your burnt tongue. Something else that

sends a sensation of cold to the brain is mint. Try sucking on a

peppermint sweet and you’ll be sure to notice that it is not only sweet,

but also “cooling”.

5) Of course, part of what you like and dislike has to do with what your

brain decides is nice or not nice- and that’s at least partly based in your

culture and the food you ate as a child.

6) Another interesting titbit about taste –taste can change as you grow

(often it dulls as a person becomes older) - which is partly why children

often dislike vegetables, while adults like them. We’re probably not all equal in the matter of taste, either-scientists feel that some of us may

be “superstars” who have more than the average number of taste buds,

while others may be “nontasters” who don’t taste as well as normal.

Most of us, of course fall in between those two extremes!

On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following

questions as briefly as possible.

1. a) How do we experience the ‘spicy’ taste?

b) Why does chilli cause a lot of pain and irritation when it comes in

contact with our skin or eyes?

c) How is a supertaster different from a nontaster?

2. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following

from the paragraphs indicated.

(a) Starts; sets off (paragraph -3) (b) a small but interesting piece of

news (paragraph-6) ​

Answer 1

1. a) Spicy food contains a chemical named Capsaicin which activates appropriate receptors and message is send to the brain. Then we have a burning sensation.

b) Chilli cause a lot of pain when it comes in contact with skin or eyes because the Capsaicin present in it triggers the sensation of pain and irritation.

2. a) Triggers

b) Titbit

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Answer 2

Explanation:

1. (a) Spicy is a taste experienced due to mild sensations of pain and heat carried by the nerves that that sense these kind of irritations.

(b) Chilli causes a lot of pain and irritation in our skin and eyes when comes in contact because they consist of a chemical called Capsaicin which triggers the sense of pain and heat by activation of the taste receptors.

(c) Supertasters have more than the average number of taste buds but Nontasters don't taste as well as normal.

2. a) Triggers

b) Titbit

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