Question 1

Amniocentesis is a procedure used in abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of sickle cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is typically treated with testosterone replacement therapy. 
B)  Children with this problem cannot metabolize an amino acid called phenylalanine. 
C)  It leads to the obstruction of small blood vessels and decreased oxygen supply. 
D)  Females with this problem are shorter than average and infertile. 
A)  It is typically treated with testosterone replacement therapy. 
B)  Children with this problem cannot metabolize an amino acid called phenylalanine. 
C)  It leads to the obstruction of small blood vessels and decreased oxygen supply. 
D)  Females with this problem are shorter than average and infertile.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of mutations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mutations can only occur by chance. 
B)  Mutations produce sperm and ova cells. 
C)  Mutations occur through radiation or other environmental influences. 
D)  Mutations help adenine combine with guanine to form the single spiral structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) . 
A)  Mutations can only occur by chance. 
B)  Mutations produce sperm and ova cells. 
C)  Mutations occur through radiation or other environmental influences. 
D)  Mutations help adenine combine with guanine to form the single spiral structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DN
A) .

Question 4

Most victims of which hereditary abnormality die of respiratory infections in their 20s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Cystic fibrosis 
C)  Turner syndrome 
D)  Klinefelter syndrome 
A)  Tay-Sachs disease 
B)  Cystic fibrosis 
C)  Turner syndrome 
D)  Klinefelter syndrome

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of a sperm cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sperm cell is significantly larger than an egg cell. 
B)  A sperm cell contains two Y chromosomes. 
C)  A sperm cell travels randomly inside a woman's reproductive tract. 
D)  A sperm cell is one of the smallest types of cells in the body. 
A)  A sperm cell is significantly larger than an egg cell. 
B)  A sperm cell contains two Y chromosomes. 
C)  A sperm cell travels randomly inside a woman's reproductive tract. 
D)  A sperm cell is one of the smallest types of cells in the body.

Question 6

The mother usually feels the first fetal movements during the last two months of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does the amniotic sac protect the embryo and fetus?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The embryo and fetus

Question 8

Jill bears the genetic code for Von Willebrand disease, but she has never developed the illness herself. Jill would be considered ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a carrier of the recessive gene that causes the disease. 
B)  susceptible to the disease after adolescence. 
C)  an acceptor of the recessive gene that causes the disease. 
D)  susceptible to the disease at late adulthood. 
A)  a carrier of the recessive gene that causes the disease. 
B)  susceptible to the disease after adolescence. 
C)  an acceptor of the recessive gene that causes the disease. 
D)  susceptible to the disease at late adulthood.

Question 9

Monozygotic (MZ) twins are known as identical twins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How does endometriosis result in infertility?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Endometriosis is the

Question 11

The _____ is the central layer of the embryo from which the bones and muscles develop.

Accepted Answer

A)  neural tube 
B)  mesoderm 
C)  ectoderm 
D)  umbilical cord 
A)  neural tube 
B)  mesoderm 
C)  ectoderm 
D)  umbilical cord

Question 12

_________ is the process in which each pair of chromosomes splits so that one member of each pair moves to the new cell.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amniocentesis 
B)  Mitosis 
C)  Meiosis 
D)  Mutation 
A)  Amniocentesis 
B)  Mitosis 
C)  Meiosis 
D)  Mutation

Question 13

Discuss the role played by a parent's age in relation to prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Older fathers are mor

Question 14

Mitosis is responsible for the production of sperm and ova.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Genetic factors may contribute to infertility in men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Amniocentesis is a procedure used in abortion.

Which of the following statements is true of sickle cell?

Which of the following statements is true of mutations?

Most victims of which hereditary abnormality die of respiratory infections in their 20s?

Which of the following statements is true of a sperm cell?

The mother usually feels the first fetal movements during the last two months of pregnancy.

How does the amniotic sac protect the embryo and fetus?

Jill bears the genetic code for Von Willebrand disease, but she has never developed the illness herself. Jill would be considered ______.

Monozygotic (MZ) twins are known as identical twins.

How does endometriosis result in infertility?

The _____ is the central layer of the embryo from which the bones and muscles develop.

_________ is the process in which each pair of chromosomes splits so that one member of each pair moves to the new cell.

Discuss the role played by a parent's age in relation to prenatal development.

Mitosis is responsible for the production of sperm and ova.

Genetic factors may contribute to infertility in men.

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

Amniocentesis is a procedure used in abortion.

Which of the following statements is true of sickle cell?

Which of the following statements is true of mutations?

Most victims of which hereditary abnormality die of respiratory infections in their 20s?

Which of the following statements is true of a sperm cell?

The mother usually feels the first fetal movements during the last two months of pregnancy.

How does the amniotic sac protect the embryo and fetus?

Jill bears the genetic code for Von Willebrand disease, but she has never developed the illness herself. Jill would be considered ______.

Monozygotic (MZ) twins are known as identical twins.

How does endometriosis result in infertility?

The _____ is the central layer of the embryo from which the bones and muscles develop.

_________ is the process in which each pair of chromosomes splits so that one member of each pair moves to the new cell.

Discuss the role played by a parent's age in relation to prenatal development.

Mitosis is responsible for the production of sperm and ova.

Genetic factors may contribute to infertility in men.

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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