8th Grade Unit 3

A person’s life expectancy is the actual number of years the individual lives and depends on factors like access to healthcare, environment, and lifestyle.

• True

• False

In male puberty, the hormone testosterone triggers growth and development of the male reproductive organs.

• True

• False

The reproductive system is the same in males and females, and begins working at birth.

• True

• False

Menstruation is the release of an egg from a follicle into the uterus.

• True

• False

The ovaries produce the female sex cells (ova) and the hormones progesterone and estrogen.

• True

• False

Condoms are more effective than abstinence in preventing STIs.

• True

• False

AIDS can develop later, perhaps many years after the onset of HIV.

• True

• False

There are medications that can reduce the risk of contracting HIV.

• True

• False

STIs are an infectious disease.

• True

• False

It is possible for a person to have an STI and not know it.

• True

• False