Ch. 8 Survival of the Sickest

What are the symptoms of Seth Cook?

• never ages, keeps all hair, perfect arteries, no pain in joints

• ages fast, bald, wrinkled, arteries have hardened, joints hurt from arthritis

• ages fast, fat around the middle, fingernails are blue, small head

What is Werner Syndrome?

• no signs of aging when puberty strarts

• no hair growth when puberty starts

• signs of rapid aging when puberty starts

What is the purpose of telomeres?

• organelles that fight DNA till wore away

• buffers to protect DNA till wore away

• Organelles that transport DNA till wore away

What is cancer?

• cell growth gone haywire

• normal cell growth

• reduced cell growth

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What is apoptosis?

• immortal cell life

• abnormal cell growth

• programmed cell death

Why would Apple sell iPods that have a battery life of about eighteen months?

• to protect the environment

• to save energy

• to make you buy a new one

What is the Savanna Theory of Evolution of Humans?

• humans crawled due to the sun and grw hair so we looked good

• humans walked upright due to snakes and lost hair to keep from overheating

• humans walked upright due to long walks and lost hair to keep from overheating

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What ideas make the Savanna Theory of Evolution in humans to be questioned?

• men would have evolved more than women; animals in the savannahs have abundant hair (ie lions)

• woment would have evolved more than men; animals in the savannahs have abundant hair ( ie elephants)

• men and women evolved the same; animals in the savannahs lost all their hair to stay cool

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What country did the first medical water birth take place?

• Germany

• Burma

• France

What triggers human babies to take their first breath of air?

• slap on the bottom

• first feel of air on the face

• bright light in the delivery room