Which of the Following Is a Possible Reason for Women

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a possible reason for women living longer than men throughout the world?

• A) Female hormones enable women to live longer.
• B) Women's brains shrink more slowly than men's.
• C) Men's brains shrink more slowly than women's.
• D) Hormones are imbalanced in older men.

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Definitions:

Elasticity

The ability of a material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed, a key property in both biological and synthetic materials.

Hydrophobic Interactions

The tendency of hydrophobic substances to cluster together due to strong cohesive interactions among surrounding water molecules.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins and are used as the building blocks of life.

R Groups

The variable groups of atoms in amino acids that define the chemical characteristics and properties of those amino acids.