Reproductive Behaviors

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Question 1

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Catherine is studying the two categories of sex hormones: androgens and progesterones.

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Question 2

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Hormones are capable of inducing long-lasting changes throughout the body.

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Question 3

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Wonda (a female) produces estrogens, while Dalton (a male) does not.

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Question 4

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Progesterone prepares the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and promotes the maintenance of pregnancy.

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Question 5

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Organizing effects of hormones usually occur early in development.

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Question 6

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Refugio's wife just had a baby. Very likely, his level of testosterone has decreased and prolactin has increased.

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Question 7

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Nature's "default setting" is to make every mammal a female in its external anatomy.

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Question 8

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In humans, testosterone produces its organizing effects on the hypothalamus by itself.

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Question 9

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Testosterone levels continue to increase throughout a human male's lifetime.

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Question 10

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Drugs that reduce testosterone levels in males will most likely reduce their sexual behavior.

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Question 11

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Men are more likely to choose a partner based on age whereas women choose a partner based on size.

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Question 12

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In general, men are more jealous of sexual infidelity than women.

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Question 13

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Betsy has CAH. Compared to other girls without CAH, Betsy is more likely to participate in activities that are viewed as "masculine."

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Question 14

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome leads to a genetic male with a female external appearance of the genitals.

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Question 15

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There are obvious differences in external anatomy of homosexual humans compared to heterosexual humans.

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Question 16

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Two major classes of sex hormones are ____ .

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luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone

dopamine and serotonin

steroids and thyroid hormones

androgens and estrogens

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Question 17

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Professor Eisenhower explains to her class that the steroid hormones (like androgens) produce effects by _____ .

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disrupting cell membranes

opening ion channels

increasing blood pressure

entering cells and affecting gene expression

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Question 18

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Which hormone(s) is/are likely to be found more abundantly in females than in males?

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Peptide hormones

androgens

Progesterone

Estrogens

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Question 19

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Fritz is a male. He is more likely to have greater levels of _____ than his sisters.

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androgens

estradiol

SRY

progesterone

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Question 20

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Which is true of androgens and estrogens?

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Only males have androgens; only females have estrogens.

Only males have estrogens; only females have androgens.

Males and females have androgens and estrogens in similar amounts.

Males and females both have androgens and estrogens, but in different amounts.

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