Final Exams Are Around the Corner, and You Have Been

question 87

Multiple Choice

Final exams are around the corner, and you have been studying late every night and up again early in the morning. You are anxious and stressed because you really want to achieve an A+ in your biology course. The day before the final exam, you begin to feel fatigued and have a sore throat. All of the following are potential reasons that you are becoming ill except

• A)lack of rest.
• B)poor nutrition.
• C)increased stress level.
• D)immune system disruption.
• E)moderate exercise.

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Definitions:

Genetic Sex

Determined by the chromosomes an individual is born with, typically XX for females and XY for males, influencing biological sex characteristics.

Males

Members of the biological sex that is typically associated with XY chromosomes, producing sperm in terms of reproductive functions.

XY

A set of sex chromosomes characteristic of male individuals in many species, including humans, where XY indicates a male genotype.

Meiosis

A type of cell division resulting in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.