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Biology 30: Module 2: Lesson 4
|(15 marks) |Module 2: Lesson 4 ASSIGNMENT |
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| |This Module 2: Lesson 4 Assignment is worth 15 marks. The value of each assignment and each question is stated in the left margin. |

|(15 marks) |Lesson 4 Assignment: Theoretical Lab -George has a Thyroid Problem |
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| |Use the information below to answer the following questions: |
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| |Jordan, a young Grade 12 student, loves his orange, fluffy cat George. Lately, George has not been his usual rambunctious self and |
| |just wants to sleep all the time. He is losing clumps of hair and Jordan has taken him in to see the veterinarian. The following |
| |questions are about the veterinary investigation of the sick cat, thought to be suffering from a malfunction of the thyroid gland. |

|(1 marks) |1. |a. |Identify the hormones produced by the thyroid gland. |

Answer:
|The three hormones that are produced by the thyroid gland are thyroxine (T4), triiodothronine (T3) and calcitonin.|
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|(1 mark) |

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