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Answer the Following: Which Part of the Ear Determines the Pitch of a Sound? - Biology

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Answer the following:

Which part of the ear determines the pitch of a sound?

Solution

Cochlea determines the pitch of a sound.

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Chapter 21: Neural Control and Coordination - Exercises [Page 329]

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NCERT Biology [English] Class 11
Chapter 21 Neural Control and Coordination
Exercises | Q 10.1 | Page 329

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