Contemporary Issues in Biology Sawey Test #1 Exam Questions and Answers

Contemporary Issues in Biology Sawey Test #1 Exam Questions and Answers The Scientific Method - Answer- Observation, hypothesis, test, results What is the problem with the scientific method? - Answer- People are not typically open to what the results could be. They want their hypothesis to be correct What is the other type of study? - Answer- Two group experimental design Two groups in TGED? - Answer- control (placebo) and experimental (drug) groups Why do we have confidence in popular press and the mainstream media? - Answer- Because the works are rewritten publications that have already been peer reviewed Why isn't there more regulation with dietary supplements? - Answer- Too much money in the industry Prostate cancer is the _____ most common form of cancer in men (after skin) - Answer- second Prostate cancer is the second most cause of cancer death after ____ cancer - Answer- lung Is Prostate cancer curable once it spreads to the bones? - Answer- No PSA readings above a ___ are concerning - Answer- 4 Is prostate cancer on a decline? - Answer- Yes Pathway of sperm - Answer- tubules, epidymymis, vas deferens, urethra Which part of the male system is attached to the accessory glands? - Answer- urethra Where does the bladder intersect with the male productive system? - Answer- urethra Urethra is where the _____ is accompanied by ______ that are produced in the _______ glands - Answer- sperm, fluids, accessory Tubules - Answer- site of sperm production and meiosis testis - Answer- gamete formation epidimys - Answer- sperm cell maturation vas deferens - Answer- turns that they sperm travels through prostatic urethra - Answer- passes through the center of the prostate gland penile urethra - Answer- transports urine and sperm seminal vesicle - Answer- accessory gland that produces fluid that is a major component of semen prostate gland - Answer- milky white fluid around the prostatic urethra bulbourethal gland - Answer- alkaline fluid that neutralizes acidic environment in penile urethra (lubrication) how many sperm cells are in an ejaculate? - Answer- 280 million Where does puberty begin? - Answer- hypothalamus Where do the hormones in men travel to from the hypothalamus - Answer- pituitary gland What chemicals are produced in the pituitary gland - Answer- FSH and LH What do FSH and LH cause to happen? - Answer- Meiosis to begin in the semiferulous tubes and produces male gametes and testosterone What ages to hormones peak in men and women? - Answer- 20-40 How do hormones in men decline? - Answer- slowly How do hormones in women decline? - Answer- quickly