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Adulthood and Aging Quiz Answer Key

1. When does adulthood start?


Answers may vary. Most will probably say age 18, or after puberty.

2. What is one reason that cells stop dividing?
Cells are programmed to divide only a set number of times, or mutations accumulate
in DNA, and cells with damaged DNA may not divide.

3. List two things that decline during old age.
stamina, strength, reflex time, the senses, the number of brain cells

4. Define arteriosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis is the stiffening or hardening of the arteries.

5. Why do some serious illnesses increase in old age? Give two examples
of these illnesses.
Some illnesses, such as cancer and pneumonia, become more common in old age as
the immune system becomes less efficient.

6. What are the most common causes of death during early adulthood?
a) homicides, car crashes, and suicides
b) cancer and heart disease
c) cancer and pneumonia
d) homicides and cancer

7. When does old age begin?
a) mid 40s
b) mid 50s
c) mid 60s
d) mid 70s



8. What diseases may often be diagnosed during middle adulthood?
a) Alzheimers disease
b) cardiovascular disease and pneumonia
c) cardiovascular disease and cancer
d) type I diabetes


9. What starts declining in middle adulthood?
a) stamina and strength
b) vision, strength and reaction time

c) reaction time and reflex time
d) all of the above


10. Which of the following should you do throughout life?
a) dont smoke
b) try to be physically active
c) eat a healthy diet
d) all of the above

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