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Sleep and Wake Cycles

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of Siffre's experiment?

a)

To analyze the effects of diet on sleep quality

b)

To investigate the influence of endogenous factors and zeitgebers on the sleep-wake cycle

c)

To determine the impact of technology on sleep-wake cycles

d)

To study the effects of natural light on sleep patterns

2.

How long did Siffre spend in the dimly lit cave for his experiment?

a)

6 months

b)

3 months

c)

1 month

d)

2 months

3.

What was the duration of Siffre's sleep-wake cycle at the end of the experiment?

a)

24 hours

b)

26 hours

c)

25 hours

d)

23 hours

4.

What was the only form of contact with the outside world that Siffre had during the experiment?

a)

Email communication

b)

Letters

c)

Phone calls

d)

Video conferencing

5.

What was the absence in the cave that affected Siffre's sleep pattern?

a)

Natural light

b)

Food

c)

Clock

d)

Technology

6.
What is the definition of a biological rhythm? 
a)
When you play the drums on your friends belly
b)
Distinct patterns of changes in body activity that conform to cyclical time periods
c)
The sleep/wake cycle
d)
An internal response to a change in your environment 
7.
Siffre's study was conducted in what kind of environment?
a)
Skip
b)
Under the Sea
c)
Classroom 
d)
Cave
8.
The sleep wake cycle is an example of?
a)
Circadian Rhythm
b)
Exogenous Zeitgeber
c)
Ultradian Rhythm 
d)
Infradian Rhythm 
9.
Which of these is an example of individual differences in circadian rhythms? 
a)
Age differences in sleep/wake patterns 
b)
People in these studies may not be representative of wider society
10.

Siffre found that the average circadian rhythm is how many hours long?

a)
24-25
b)
29
c)
22
d)
13
11.
Is daylight an example of an endogenous pacemaker? 
a)
Yes 
b)
No 
12.
Circadian rhythm is defined as...
a)
A type of rhythm with a frequency of more than one cycle per 24 hours
b)
A type of bio rhythm, subject to a 24 hour cycle which regulates bodily processes such as sleep/wake cycle and temperature
c)
A type of rhythm with a frequency of less than one cycle per 24 hours
d)
A type of rhythm with a frequency of one per year
13.

What type of rhythm is the sleep cycle?

a)

Infradian

b)

Circadian

c)

Ultradian

14.

Which stage of sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming?

a)

Stage I

b)

Stage II

c)

Stage III

d)

REM sleep

15.

What is the main cause of insomnia?

a)

Stress or anxiety

b)

Excessive sleepiness during the day

c)

Irregular sleep schedule

d)

Excessive caffeine intake

16.

The pattern of physical and behavioral changes that follows a 24 hour cycle, in accordance with the hours of light and darkness.

a)

REM

b)

NREM

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

ultradian rhythm

17.

The stages of sleep are differentiated from each other by

a)

varying levels of adrenaline found in the blood

b)

varying patterns of brain activity

c)

whether you are dreaming or not.

d)

your core body temperature

18.

A hormone released by the pineal gland that increases feelings of relaxation and tiredness

a)

dopamine

b)

melatonin

c)

SCN

d)

serotonin

19.

melatonin can be defined as a sleep-inducing hormone released by the penial gland

a)

True

b)

Fales

20.

Circadian rhythm is defined as...

a)

A type of bio rhythm, subject to a 24 hour cycle which regulates bodily processes

b)

A type of rhythm with a frequency of one per year

c)

A type of rhythm with a frequency of less than one cycle per 24 hours

d)

A type of rhythm with a frequency of more than one cycle per 24 hours

21.

The correct term for when biological rhythms are matched to environmental triggers

a)

Entertainment

b)

Endogenous pacemaker

c)

Exogenous zetgerbers

d)

Entrainment

22.
The sleep wake cycle is an example of?
a)
Circadian Rhythm
b)
Exogenous Zeitgeber
c)
Ultradian Rhythm 
d)
Infradian Rhythm 
23.

an endogenous rhythm is

a)

driven by external stimuli

b)

is internally driven from your pacemaker system

c)

requires external cues

d)

stops occurring in constant conditions e.g. in a dark cave

24.

In the evening the SCN causes:

a)

increase in melatonin, decrease in body temperature, decrease in blood pressure.

b)

increase in melatonin, increase in body temperature, increase in blood pressure.

c)

decrease in melatonin, decrease in body temperature, decrease in blood pressure.

d)

decrease in melatonin, increase in body temperature, increase in blood pressure.

25.

the SCN is

a)

Endogenous pacemaker

b)

Exogenous Zeitgeber

26.

The SCN receives information from the

a)

olfactory nerve

b)

optic nerve

c)

auditory nerve

d)

gustatory nerve

27.

Which hormone makes us feel sleepy?

a)

adrenaline

b)

cortisol

c)

melatonin

d)

serotonin

28.

Light is an example of what:

a)

endogenous zeitgeiber

b)

endogenous pacemaker

c)

exogenous zeitgeiber

d)

exogenous pacemaker