Which of the Following Statements on Sex Differentiation of the Brain

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements on sex differentiation of the brain is TRUE?

• A) The estrogen-sensitive hypothalamus in males results in a sporadic production of sex hormones.
• B) The cerebral cortex of the right hemisphere is thinner in the male brain.
• C) Two hypothalamic areas are larger in the female brain.
• D) Two hypothalamic areas are smaller in the female brain.

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Definitions:

Ribulose Bisphosphate

A five-carbon sugar which plays a crucial role in the process of carbon fixation in photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water, generating oxygen as a byproduct.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation

The process of converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into a usable form of carbon by living organisms, crucial in photosynthesis.

RuBP

Ribulose biphosphate, a molecule that acts as the acceptor of carbon dioxide in the first step of the Calvin cycle during photosynthesis.