Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1		The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the fastest growth always occurs at the top.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2		Infants triple their birth length by their first birthday.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3		Rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes taking place in early adolescence is called puberty.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		Androgens are the main class of female sex hormones.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		First menstruation marks the beginning of the pubertal cycle in females.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6		In their thirties, late-maturing boys have a more positive identity than early-maturing boys.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		Climacteric is the term used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		Cross-cultural studies reveal very similar menopause experiences.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		The amygdala plays an important role in memory and emotion.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Complex functions such as reading and performing music are highly lateralized.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		At birth, a newborn's brain is about 25 percent of its adult weight.
			A)	True
			B)	False
12		On average, the brain loses 5 to 10 percent of its weight between the ages of 20 and 90.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13		Newborns sleep an average of 13-15 hours a day.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14		The cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is not known.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15		Life span is the number of years that will probably be lived by the average person born in a particular year.
			A)	True
			B)	False
16		Men have a greater life expectancy than women.
			A)	True
			B)	False
17		According to the cellular clock theory, cells can divide a maximum of 1000 times and our cells become less capable of dividing as we age.
			A)	True
			B)	False
18		The mitochondrial theory of aging states that people age because inside their cells normal metabolism produces unstable oxygen molecules which ricochet around the cells, damaging DNA and other cellular structures.
			A)	True
			B)	False