Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Recent research is investigating the role of inflammation in a variety of aging related diseases.
2. Although cultural stereotypes suggest that women are more biologically fragile than men, the Gompertz law indicates that women and men are equally likely to die.
3. Many biologists believe that aging may be explained by a single cause.
4. The maximum life span for a species is unalterable.
5. Research in the area of cryobiology has found that raising and maintaining a higher body temperature can increase the life span in fruit flies and some vertebrates.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False

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