How many different odorants could a person distinguish if each odorant is bound by a single type of receptor and each receptor binds only a single odorant? How many if each odorant binds to two different odorant receptors? Three odorant receptors?

After you sniff an odorant, the odorant then O is prepared for the olfactory receptor cells by the basal cells. O dissolves in the mucus layer. O is endocytosed. O is degraded. O binds to an ionotropic receptor.

in what ways are the size of an animals olfactory epithelium and associated number of receptor cells related to olfactory acuity and detection of a variety of odorants?

We compared the speed of transduction of the taste of sour vs either sweet or bitter, depending on what you tasted.  Match the taste modality to the most likely transduction mechanism: Ion channel or second messenger system based on what is known. Salty is left out because there is not enough known about it. Sour Bitter Sweet Umami