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Cell Biology

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Set 9 Sexual Behavior

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Male-specific development and behavior is mediated by:

A) testosterone.
B) dihydrotestosterone.
C) estradiol.
D) a and b
E) All of the above

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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In both insects and mammals:

A) sexual dimorphism in the brain is often due to sex-specific differences in programmed cell death.
B) sexual dimorphism is regulated by reception of circulating sex hormones.
C) sex determination is cell-autonomous, based on karyotype.
D) sex-specific survival of a muscle promotes survival of its motor neuron(s).
E) All of the above

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Question 3

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Some aspects of bird song are innate, while others must be learned and practiced. What kind of song would be produced by a male bird with a lesion in area X who was raised with a tutor male of a different species?

A) No song at all
B) A species-specific rudimentary innate song similar to that of acoustically isolated birds
C) A rudimentary innate song distinct from that of acoustically isolated birds
D) A mature song that resembles that of his own species
E) A mature song that resembles that of the tutor's species

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