CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOLOGY TCU
EXAM 1 2026 FULL EXAM PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
⩥ What is a two group experimental design? Answer: A control Group
(given a placebo)
An experimental group (given a drug)
⩥ Peer review Process Answer: Scientists in the same field give
anonymous review either accepting or rejecting the publications
⩥ Can a peer reviewer know the author? Answer: NO!
⩥ How many reviewed papers are accepted to Science Magazine?
Answer: only 8%
⩥ What is pseudoscience? Answer: A claim, belief or practice which is
presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method
⩥ What are elements of something that is pseudoscience? Answer:
things that seem to be scientifically reputable by the use of scientific
language and skewed facts
,⩥ What is an example of a pseudoscience? Answer: Dietary supplements
⩥ Why are dietary supplements dangerous? Answer: FDA requires no
scientific studies on safety; People use supplements without telling their
doctors
⩥ Why are dietary supplements a waste of money? Answer: Because the
claims made are not backed scientifically
⩥ How much of biology do scientists understand as of right now
Answer: less than 50%
⩥ Who is the father of biology? Answer: Aristotle
⩥ Where is sperm produced Answer: the seminiferous tubules in the
testes
⩥ Where is sperm stored? Answer: epididymis
⩥ Where does sperm travel during sexual activity? Answer: the Vas
Deferens
, ⩥ What are the three accessory glands of the male reproductive system
Answer: Seminal Vesicles
Prostate gland
Bulbourethral gland
⩥ Who many sperm per ejaculate Answer: 280 million
⩥ How are male hormones regulated? Answer: Through the raising of
FSH and LH it works like a thermostat.
⩥ Causes of large prostate? Answer: Age
⩥ Problems of enlarged prostate? Answer: Constricts urethra
Prevents bladder from emptying
dilates bladder
causes discomfort
⩥ What are the 4 prostate cancer risk factors Answer: Age
ancestry
Family History
EXAM 1 2026 FULL EXAM PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
⩥ What is a two group experimental design? Answer: A control Group
(given a placebo)
An experimental group (given a drug)
⩥ Peer review Process Answer: Scientists in the same field give
anonymous review either accepting or rejecting the publications
⩥ Can a peer reviewer know the author? Answer: NO!
⩥ How many reviewed papers are accepted to Science Magazine?
Answer: only 8%
⩥ What is pseudoscience? Answer: A claim, belief or practice which is
presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method
⩥ What are elements of something that is pseudoscience? Answer:
things that seem to be scientifically reputable by the use of scientific
language and skewed facts
,⩥ What is an example of a pseudoscience? Answer: Dietary supplements
⩥ Why are dietary supplements dangerous? Answer: FDA requires no
scientific studies on safety; People use supplements without telling their
doctors
⩥ Why are dietary supplements a waste of money? Answer: Because the
claims made are not backed scientifically
⩥ How much of biology do scientists understand as of right now
Answer: less than 50%
⩥ Who is the father of biology? Answer: Aristotle
⩥ Where is sperm produced Answer: the seminiferous tubules in the
testes
⩥ Where is sperm stored? Answer: epididymis
⩥ Where does sperm travel during sexual activity? Answer: the Vas
Deferens
, ⩥ What are the three accessory glands of the male reproductive system
Answer: Seminal Vesicles
Prostate gland
Bulbourethral gland
⩥ Who many sperm per ejaculate Answer: 280 million
⩥ How are male hormones regulated? Answer: Through the raising of
FSH and LH it works like a thermostat.
⩥ Causes of large prostate? Answer: Age
⩥ Problems of enlarged prostate? Answer: Constricts urethra
Prevents bladder from emptying
dilates bladder
causes discomfort
⩥ What are the 4 prostate cancer risk factors Answer: Age
ancestry
Family History
