Problem 1) Describe: (a) how sound waves in the air are transduced into movements of the basilar membrane; (b) how movements of the basilar membrane are transduced into nerve impulses; and (c) how sounds of different pitches are perceived by the CNS.
Problem 2) Imagine that you and your laboratory group have recently completed the first of any experiments involving photoreceptors in higher vertebrates. What ground breaking observations would you report?