During Childhood Apoptosis

question 111

Multiple Choice

During childhood apoptosis:

• A) neurons die as a result of accidents or disease.
• B) neurons with fewer connections to other neurons are more likely to survive.
• C) there is an increase in neurotrophic factors such as BDNF.
• D) about one-third of the neurons die.

---

Definitions:

Sum

The total obtained by adding together a set of numbers or quantities.

ANOVA

Refers to Analysis of Variance, a statistical technique used to compare the means of three or more samples to find if at least one of them differs significantly.

T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to determine if there is a significant difference between them.

F Ratio

The ratio of variance between groups to variance within groups in an ANOVA test, used to determine if there are significant differences between groups.