To investigate the influence of certain estrogen-responsive neurons on energy expenditure, biologist Stephanie Correa et al. treated female and male mice with either saline solution or clozapine-N4-oxide (CNO), which activates the neurons. Monitoring the activity levels of the mice by measuring how frequently the animals broke infrared beams crossing their enclosures, Correa et al. found that the mice in their study showed sex-specific differences in response to neuron activation: ______

Question

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the assertion?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) the four groups of mice differed greatly in their activity levels before treatment but showed identical activity levels at the end of the monitoring period.
A
the four groups of mice differed greatly in their activity levels before treatment but showed identical activity levels at the end of the monitoring period.
(Choice B) CNO-treated females showed a substantial increase and then decline in activity over the monitoring period, whereas CNO-treated males showed a substantial decline in activity followed by a steep increase.
B
CNO-treated females showed a substantial increase and then decline in activity over the monitoring period, whereas CNO-treated males showed a substantial decline in activity followed by a steep increase.
(Choice C) saline-treated females showed substantially more activity at certain points in the monitoring period than saline-treated males did.
C
saline-treated females showed substantially more activity at certain points in the monitoring period than saline-treated males did.
(Choice D) CNO-treated females showed more activity relative to saline-treated females than CNO-treated males showed relative to saline-treated males.
D
CNO-treated females showed more activity relative to saline-treated females than CNO-treated males showed relative to saline-treated males.

which is the true correct answer a b c or d

Answer 1

To effectively complete the assertion about the findings of Stephanie Correa et al. regarding the influence of estrogen-responsive neurons on energy expenditure in male and female mice, the answer should showcase the distinct activity patterns in response to treatment.

The most relevant choice that captures the sex-specific differences in the activity levels of the mice in response to neuron activation is:

(Choice B) CNO-treated females showed a substantial increase and then decline in activity over the monitoring period, whereas CNO-treated males showed a substantial decline in activity followed by a steep increase.

This choice highlights the differing reactions between the sexes when they were treated with CNO, demonstrating the impact of neuron activation on their activity levels.