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Question 14
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a.

The sex chromosomes determine the sex of a baby.

What are the sex chromosomes of a human male and of a human female?

  • Male: _______
  • Female: _______
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b.

The data in the table shows the ratio of males to females in a certain country:

Ratio of males to females
At birth105 males : 100 females
Average over the whole population92 males : 100 females

What percentage of babies are male at birth? Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

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c.

In a maternity clinic, 820 babies are born in a year. Calculate how many of them are likely to be male.

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d.

On average, men do not live as long as women. How does the data in the table show this?

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