How many participants were included in the study analysis?  

   How long was the median follow-up period?  

Poem: Frost, “The Road Not Taken”  Passage: “I shall be telling this with a sigh                   Somewhere ages and ages hence:                  Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—                  I took the one less traveled by,                  And that has made all the difference.” (lines 16-20)   Prompt: How does Frost use tone and irony in this passage? Through this poem, what is he suggesting about the way people remember and interpret their choices?

Do you believe that ageism is a significant problem in today’s society? Why or why not? Use examples from the course material and your own observations to support your answer.

The theory of successful aging that involves three factors—selection, optimization, and compensation—is called _________________________ theory.

Disenfranchised grief refers to grief involving a loss that is socially ambiguous and cannot be openly mourned or supported. 

Sea urchin sperm cannot fuse to and egg with a positive membrane potential.

Multicellular animals likely evolved from a protist that was able to communicate with neighboring cellular protists in some environments.

Embryology includes the following stages: fertilization, cell division, gastrulation, and metamorphosis.

What is the purpose of rewarding performance?