Question 1

The determination of a child's sex depends on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  presence of teratogens at the time of conception. 
B)  sex chromosome received from the mother. 
C)  presence of teratogens at the time of ovulation. 
D)  sex chromosome received from the father. 
A)  presence of teratogens at the time of conception. 
B)  sex chromosome received from the mother. 
C)  presence of teratogens at the time of ovulation. 
D)  sex chromosome received from the father.

Question 2

_____ is a type of estrogen, prescribed in the 1940s and 1950s to pregnant women, that is said to have caused testicular, vaginal, and cervical cancer in some offspring.

Accepted Answer

A)  Androsterone 
B)  Adiponectin 
C)  Progestin 
D)  Diethylstilbestrol 
A)  Androsterone 
B)  Adiponectin 
C)  Progestin 
D)  Diethylstilbestrol

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rh incompatibility occurs most commonly during a woman's first pregnancy. 
B)  Rh incompatibility is an untreatable condition that leaves a woman infertile for the rest of her life. 
C)  Rh incompatibility is an abnormality that is transmitted from generation to generation and carried by a sex chromosome. 
D)  Rh incompatibility occurs due to antibodies transmitted to a fetus during subsequent deliveries causing brain damage or death. 
A)  Rh incompatibility occurs most commonly during a woman's first pregnancy. 
B)  Rh incompatibility is an untreatable condition that leaves a woman infertile for the rest of her life. 
C)  Rh incompatibility is an abnormality that is transmitted from generation to generation and carried by a sex chromosome. 
D)  Rh incompatibility occurs due to antibodies transmitted to a fetus during subsequent deliveries causing brain damage or death.

Question 4

Which of the following genetic abnormalities is considered a multifactorial problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cystic fibrosis 
B)  Down's syndrome 
C)  Diabetes mellitus 
D)  XYY syndrome 
A)  Cystic fibrosis 
B)  Down's syndrome 
C)  Diabetes mellitus 
D)  XYY syndrome

Question 5

From which layer of the embryo do the lungs and digestive system develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outer 
B)  Middle 
C)  Inner 
D)  Thicker 
A)  Outer 
B)  Middle 
C)  Inner 
D)  Thicker

Question 6

Humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly. This cell is known as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  zygote. 
B)  gonadotrope. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  chromaffin. 
A)  zygote. 
B)  gonadotrope. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  chromaffin.

Question 7

Discuss the cause and symptoms of Huntington's disease (HD).

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Huntington's disease

Question 8

Individuals with Down's syndrome ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are unlikely to die from cardiovascular problems by middle age. 
B)  have no specific characteristic features. 
C)  show deficits in cognitive development. 
D)  are likely to have only 46 chromosomes. 
A)  are unlikely to die from cardiovascular problems by middle age. 
B)  have no specific characteristic features. 
C)  show deficits in cognitive development. 
D)  are likely to have only 46 chromosomes.

Question 9

_________ is a fatal genetic neurologic disorder whose onset is in middle age.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Duchenne muscular dystrophy 
C)  Hemophilia 
D)  Huntington's disease 
A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Duchenne muscular dystrophy 
C)  Hemophilia 
D)  Huntington's disease

Question 10

Daisy was always unusually short for her age. She was unable to conceive a child after marriage, and upon visiting a doctor, she was prescribed estrogen replacement therapy. Daisy is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  phenylketonuria (PKU). 
B)  cystic fibrosis. 
C)  Turner syndrome. 
D)  Huntington's disease (H
D) . 
A)  phenylketonuria (PKU). 
B)  cystic fibrosis. 
C)  Turner syndrome. 
D)  Huntington's disease (H
D) .

Question 11

Polygenic traits are those that are______.

Accepted Answer

A)  developed during adolescence. 
B)  transmitted by the mother. 
C)  uncommon in humans. 
D)  determined by several pairs of genes. 
A)  developed during adolescence. 
B)  transmitted by the mother. 
C)  uncommon in humans. 
D)  determined by several pairs of genes.

Question 12

The chances of a couple having twins ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases when a woman conceives before she is 21. 
B)  increases with parental age. 
C)  decreases with the number of times couples have sex before conception. 
D)  decreases with the use of fertility drugs. 
A)  increases when a woman conceives before she is 21. 
B)  increases with parental age. 
C)  decreases with the number of times couples have sex before conception. 
D)  decreases with the use of fertility drugs.

Question 13

Females with Turner syndrome have:

Accepted Answer

A)  an XXY chromosomal pattern. 
B)  an XYY chromosomal pattern. 
C)  a single X chromosome. 
D)  an XY chromosomal pattern. 
A)  an XXY chromosomal pattern. 
B)  an XYY chromosomal pattern. 
C)  a single X chromosome. 
D)  an XY chromosomal pattern.

Question 14

Discuss the effects of Rh incompatibility on a fetus.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Rh incompatibility do

Question 15

Which of the following processes happen during mitosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A)  break apart. 
B)  Adenine combines with its appropriate partner, cytosine. 
C)  Mitochondria are exchanged between cells. 
D)  Twenty-three chromosomes are created. 
A)  Strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A)  break apart. 
B)  Adenine combines with its appropriate partner, cytosine. 
C)  Mitochondria are exchanged between cells. 
D)  Twenty-three chromosomes are created.

Question 16

As women reach the end of their childbearing years, ovulation becomes less regular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  sex-linked abnormality. 
B)  abnormality in the 21st pair of chromosomes. 
C)  recessive gene. 
D)  single segment found only on the Y chromosome. 
A)  sex-linked abnormality. 
B)  abnormality in the 21st pair of chromosomes. 
C)  recessive gene. 
D)  single segment found only on the Y chromosome.

Question 18

Regarding cells, motility is another term for _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  division 
B)  reproduction 
C)  self-propulsion 
D)  regeneration 
A)  division 
B)  reproduction 
C)  self-propulsion 
D)  regeneration

Question 19

_____ is a synthetic hormone used to prevent miscarriages that can cause masculinization of the fetus.

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Progestin 
D)  Oxytocin 
A)  Testosterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Progestin 
D)  Oxytocin

Question 20

Dizygotic (DZ) twins share _________ percent of their genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  75 
C)  50 
D)  25 
A)  100 
B)  75 
C)  50 
D)  25

The determination of a child's sex depends on the:

_____ is a type of estrogen, prescribed in the 1940s and 1950s to pregnant women, that is said to have caused testicular, vaginal, and cervical cancer in some offspring.

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

Which of the following genetic abnormalities is considered a multifactorial problem?

From which layer of the embryo do the lungs and digestive system develop?

Humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly. This cell is known as a(n) ______.

Discuss the cause and symptoms of Huntington's disease (HD).

Individuals with Down's syndrome ______.

_________ is a fatal genetic neurologic disorder whose onset is in middle age.

Daisy was always unusually short for her age. She was unable to conceive a child after marriage, and upon visiting a doctor, she was prescribed estrogen replacement therapy. Daisy is most likely suffering from:

Polygenic traits are those that are______.

The chances of a couple having twins ______.

Females with Turner syndrome have:

Discuss the effects of Rh incompatibility on a fetus.

Which of the following processes happen during mitosis?

As women reach the end of their childbearing years, ovulation becomes less regular.

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a(n):

Regarding cells, motility is another term for _______.

_____ is a synthetic hormone used to prevent miscarriages that can cause masculinization of the fetus.

Dizygotic (DZ) twins share _________ percent of their genes.

History, Theories, and Methods

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 2: Heredity and Prenatal Development

The determination of a child's sex depends on the:

_____ is a type of estrogen, prescribed in the 1940s and 1950s to pregnant women, that is said to have caused testicular, vaginal, and cervical cancer in some offspring.

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

Which of the following genetic abnormalities is considered a multifactorial problem?

From which layer of the embryo do the lungs and digestive system develop?

Humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly. This cell is known as a(n) ______.

Discuss the cause and symptoms of Huntington's disease (HD).

Individuals with Down's syndrome ______.

_________ is a fatal genetic neurologic disorder whose onset is in middle age.

Daisy was always unusually short for her age. She was unable to conceive a child after marriage, and upon visiting a doctor, she was prescribed estrogen replacement therapy. Daisy is most likely suffering from:

Polygenic traits are those that are______.

The chances of a couple having twins ______.

Females with Turner syndrome have:

Discuss the effects of Rh incompatibility on a fetus.

Which of the following processes happen during mitosis?

As women reach the end of their childbearing years, ovulation becomes less regular.

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a(n):

Regarding cells, motility is another term for _______.

_____ is a synthetic hormone used to prevent miscarriages that can cause masculinization of the fetus.

Dizygotic (DZ) twins share _________ percent of their genes.

History, Theories, and Methods

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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