1.
After reading the paragraphs below, answer the questions that
follow.
Recent studies suggest that flame retardants, chemicals that are
used to slow down burning, can mimic estrogen hormones found in the
human body. Scientists investigating this phenomenon developed
three-dimensional images to show how the chemical structure of
certain flame retardants allows the retardants to bind to and
inhibit an enzyme (estrogen sulfotransferase) that metabolizes
estrogen.
Suppose the scientists want to conduct a study of the effects of
flame retardants on estrogen levels. In a hypothetical study, the
scientists use frogs to test the effects of flame retardants
because the frogs' skin is highly permeable and therefore allows
for easy absorption of chemicals.
The scientists collected 20 wild adult frogs and brought them to a
laboratory. Ten of the frogs (group 1: five male and five female)
were kept in tanks mimicking their natural environment. The other
ten frogs (group 2: five male, five female) were kept in tanks like
those of group 1 except they were introduced to low amounts of
flame retardants in the shallow water in their tank. Estrogen
levels were measured on the first day of the experiment and then
every 4 days for 20 days.
Flame retardants are an example of
A.
endocrine disrupters. |
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B. androgens C.
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2.
Which statement is true?
Hormones have a direct connection with target cells, while electrical signals do not. |
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Effects of hormones last for brief periods of time, while effects of electrical signals last for long periods of time. |
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Hormones travel via specific pathways to specific cells, while electrical signals travel through the blood to all areas of the body. |
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It takes longer for hormones to be released into the bloodstream and be taken to target cells than it does for electrical signals to be transmitted. |
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1. endocrine disruptors
2. It takes longer for hormones to be released into the bloodstream and be taken to target cells than it does for electrical signals to be transmitted.
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1. After reading the paragraphs below, answer the questions that follow. Recent studies suggest that flame...