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mia

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Aging may be the result of __________.
 
  a. environmental factors
  b. social and cultural stresses
  c. the cumulative effect of diseases during life and exposure to toxins
  d. accumulated DNA damage, free radical action, and pleiotropic gene effects

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What is one possible explanation for why human women experience menopause?
 
  a. Human females age faster than males due to childbirth.
  b. Menopause allows postmenopausal women to help raise their grandchildren.
  c. Menopause evolved as a unique hominin adaptation for survival in African savannahs.
  d. Menopause helps to limit the population growth rate of human groups.


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cswans24

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: b


mia

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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