Kine 1000 Test 3 || A+ Graded Already.

Dona Strickland correct answers 3rd woman in history to win a nobel prize in physics (laser beams) didn't have a wikipedia page until she won the nobel prize- why? Because she didn't have enough achievements- whose knowledge counts, who has the power Emily Martin (picture of the egg and sperm) correct answers "the picture of egg and sperm drawn in popular culture as well as scientific accounts of reproductive biology relies on stereotypes central to our cultural definitions of male and female. The stereotypes imply not only that female biological processes are less worthy than their male counterparts but also that women are less worthy than men." In other words our "biological" notions of what eggs and sperms do are more the result of stereotypical ideas of male and female social roles than scientific facts- not being very objective (male bias) Ex why is the male's vast production is not seen as wasteful. Does Prof Hernan hate science correct answers No but he is critical of Science because he wants science to be better (not because he is saying it is not useful or stupid) Comparison between egg and sperm correct answers Comparison between the sperm (strong, adventurous, leader, fast, powerful) and the egg (passive lady in-waiting, only complete once the sperm becomes a part of her)- seem like traits given to males and females themselves Intrepid correct answers fearless; adventurous Applied to sperm Reality of egg and sperm correct answers In reality these traits are not even correct More accurate representation is that the sperms weakly flop along and get close to the egg by luck after which the strong egg pics one and fights it (and wins) to get it inside them (actually very different traits are applicable to the sperm and the egg). In reality sperm help each other while the egg is the real competitive loner. Wood Allen's movie "Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. correct answers An atypical representation (the first) of a fearful sperm. Understanding the implications of cultural content correct answers "We need to understand the way in which the cultural content in scientific descriptions changes as biological discoveries unfold, and whether that cultural content is solidly entrenched or easily changed. New discoveries about the egg and sperm correct answers A group of scientists at the Johns Hopkins University discovered that the "egg traps the sperm and adheres to it so tightly that the sperm's head is forced to lie flat against the surface of the zona. It took researchers 3 year to fully conceptualize and accept this concept. However they began to describe the "zona" (the inner vestments of the egg) as an aggressive sperm catcher.