Which of the following is characteristic of the climacteric?

A. It is marked particularly by a decline in the functioning of the ovaries.
B. It marks the onset of menarche in young women.
C. It occurs during the first stage of puberty in young women.
D. It results in an increase in the production of sex hormones in women.


Answer: A

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Complete the following sentence. Sexual pain in men is _____________

a. more common than sexual pain in women b. less common and less well-researched than sexual pain in women c. experienced only in men over 50 years old d. the most frequently cited reason that men attend a doctor for sexual problems

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Andropause is dissimilar to menopause in that ____

a. a man's chances of producing gametes with genetic abnormalities does not decrease with andropause b. a man's reproductive ability does not cease with andropause c. a man retains the same level of sex drive with andropause d. a man retains the same muscle to body fat ratio with andropause

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What law has made it easier for people to divorce?

a. "blame-to-blame" c. "separate but equal" b. "no fault" d. "dissolve and continue"

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Evolution occurs via _____, the process by which the animals that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to the next generation.

A. existentialism B. cultural relativism C. natural selection D. communal integration

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