GENDER DEVELOPMENT EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 #6
Sex - correct answer Biological differences
Genetic Sex - correct answer Differences that are determined by chromosomes
Anatomical Sex - correct answer Physical differences between males and females;
external and internal genitalia
Gender - correct answer A social label, NOT a description on biology
Cisgender - correct answer Gender identity agrees with gender and sex. (I am a female
and I identify myself as a female)
Transgender - correct answer When gender identity and sex do not match up
Queer - correct answer People who possess identities outside of the umbrella
Gender Identity - correct answer Subject (changeable) sense of being male or female
Gender Role - correct answer Characteristics/behaviors that are expected to be the
norm for males and females
Gender Fluid - correct answer Gender identity and Gender role are not fixed and can
vary over time
Gender Stereotype - correct answer Shared assumptions of the sexes that affect how
we see them
Sexual Orientation - correct answer the attraction to the different sexes
Homosexual - correct answer Attracted to the same sex (gay)
Heterosexual - correct answer Attracted to the opposite sex (straight)
Bisexual - correct answer Attracted to BOTH sexes
Asexual - correct answer No attraction to either sex
Pansexual - correct answer No limit in terms of attraction
Essentialism - correct answer The basic idea that there are distinct differences between
males and females.
Minimalism - correct answer FEW important differences between men and women
ANSWERS 2025 #6
Sex - correct answer Biological differences
Genetic Sex - correct answer Differences that are determined by chromosomes
Anatomical Sex - correct answer Physical differences between males and females;
external and internal genitalia
Gender - correct answer A social label, NOT a description on biology
Cisgender - correct answer Gender identity agrees with gender and sex. (I am a female
and I identify myself as a female)
Transgender - correct answer When gender identity and sex do not match up
Queer - correct answer People who possess identities outside of the umbrella
Gender Identity - correct answer Subject (changeable) sense of being male or female
Gender Role - correct answer Characteristics/behaviors that are expected to be the
norm for males and females
Gender Fluid - correct answer Gender identity and Gender role are not fixed and can
vary over time
Gender Stereotype - correct answer Shared assumptions of the sexes that affect how
we see them
Sexual Orientation - correct answer the attraction to the different sexes
Homosexual - correct answer Attracted to the same sex (gay)
Heterosexual - correct answer Attracted to the opposite sex (straight)
Bisexual - correct answer Attracted to BOTH sexes
Asexual - correct answer No attraction to either sex
Pansexual - correct answer No limit in terms of attraction
Essentialism - correct answer The basic idea that there are distinct differences between
males and females.
Minimalism - correct answer FEW important differences between men and women
