Question 1

MATCHING
-Phenotype

Accepted Answer

A) sex-linked genetic abnormality 
B) both alleles for a trait are the same 
C) cell division that results in identical cells 
D) the genetic material received from parents 
E) caused by a recessive gene
F)polygenically determined
G)male hormone
H)genetically male
I)twins produced from a single egg
J)cell division that results in non-identical cells
K)union of an ovum and a sperm cell
L)female hormone
M)associated with the 21st pair of chromosomes
N)how genetic material manifests itself in characteristics
O)twins produced from two eggs
P)XXY sex chromosomal pattern
Q)determined by father
R)both alleles for a trait differ
S)caused by a dominant gene
T)genetically female 
A) sex-linked genetic abnormality 
B) both alleles for a trait are the same 
C) cell division that results in identical cells 
D) the genetic material received from parents 
E) caused by a recessive gene
F)polygenically determined
G)male hormone
H)genetically male
I)twins produced from a single egg
J)cell division that results in non-identical cells
K)union of an ovum and a sperm cell
L)female hormone
M)associated with the 21st pair of chromosomes
N)how genetic material manifests itself in characteristics
O)twins produced from two eggs
P)XXY sex chromosomal pattern
Q)determined by father
R)both alleles for a trait differ
S)caused by a dominant gene
T)genetically female

Question 2

Monozygotic twins share more personality traits and physical traits than dizygotic twins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jeffrey, who is an adopted child, has some characteristics that are more similar to his natural parents than to his adoptive parents.What is the most appropriate conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The adoptive parents have NOT included him in their family cultural activities. 
B)  Heredity plays a diminished role in the formation of personality. 
C)  Environment influences who we are and who we become. 
D)  Genetics play a role in the development of certain human characteristics. 
A)  The adoptive parents have NOT included him in their family cultural activities. 
B)  Heredity plays a diminished role in the formation of personality. 
C)  Environment influences who we are and who we become. 
D)  Genetics play a role in the development of certain human characteristics.

Question 4

Your sister tells you her friend's child has been diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease.Your sister asks you what you know about this disease.What do you tell her?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is caused by a dominant gene. 
B)  It is linked to the X chromosome. 
C)  It affects the pancreas and the lungs. 
D)  It is a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system. 
A)  It is caused by a dominant gene. 
B)  It is linked to the X chromosome. 
C)  It affects the pancreas and the lungs. 
D)  It is a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system.

Question 5

Which person has a dominant trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrea who has myopia 
B)  Richard who has red-green colour blindness 
C)  Lynne who has Type O blood 
D)  Wayne who has Type B blood 
A)  Andrea who has myopia 
B)  Richard who has red-green colour blindness 
C)  Lynne who has Type O blood 
D)  Wayne who has Type B blood

Question 6

What is the purpose of the amniotic sac?

Accepted Answer

A)  It develops into the umbilical cord. 
B)  It contains the developing organism and amniotic fluid. 
C)  It protects the developing organism from harmful toxins. 
D)  It permits the exchange of nutrients and waste with the mother. 
A)  It develops into the umbilical cord. 
B)  It contains the developing organism and amniotic fluid. 
C)  It protects the developing organism from harmful toxins. 
D)  It permits the exchange of nutrients and waste with the mother.

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  It rarely occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy. 
B)  It occurs in approximately one-third of all pregnancies. 
C)  It occurs as a result of menstrual flow that occurs too late after ovulation. 
D)  It is common when women who are pregnant bleed during implantation of the blastocyst into the uterine wall. 
A)  It rarely occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy. 
B)  It occurs in approximately one-third of all pregnancies. 
C)  It occurs as a result of menstrual flow that occurs too late after ovulation. 
D)  It is common when women who are pregnant bleed during implantation of the blastocyst into the uterine wall.

Question 8

Which person is most likely to develop sickle-cell anemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person of Asian descent 
B)  a person of African descent 
C)  a person of Irish descent 
D)  a person of Jewish descent 
A)  a person of Asian descent 
B)  a person of African descent 
C)  a person of Irish descent 
D)  a person of Jewish descent

Question 9

Why is Rh incompatibility a concern for expectant couples?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is worse for a woman who is having her first pregnancy. 
B)  It is a disorder that can be treated through surgery when the fetus is in the uterus. 
C)  It is a problem that inflicts approximately 90% of Canadian couples. 
D)  It causes a mother's body to produce antibodies that attack the fetus and can lead to brain damage or death. 
A)  It is worse for a woman who is having her first pregnancy. 
B)  It is a disorder that can be treated through surgery when the fetus is in the uterus. 
C)  It is a problem that inflicts approximately 90% of Canadian couples. 
D)  It causes a mother's body to produce antibodies that attack the fetus and can lead to brain damage or death.

Question 10

Jill carries two genes for brown eyes, and Jack carries two genes for blue eyes.What can we predict about their child's eye colour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their child will have a 50% chance of having brown eyes. 
B)  Their child will have a 75% chance of having brown eyes. 
C)  Their child will have a 100% chance of having blue eyes. 
D)  Their child will have a 100% chance of having brown eyes. 
A)  Their child will have a 50% chance of having brown eyes. 
B)  Their child will have a 75% chance of having brown eyes. 
C)  Their child will have a 100% chance of having blue eyes. 
D)  Their child will have a 100% chance of having brown eyes.

Question 11

Which type of disorder is colour blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  an enzyme disorder 
B)  a disorder found only in females 
C)  a protein-based disorder 
D)  a sex-linked disorder 
A)  an enzyme disorder 
B)  a disorder found only in females 
C)  a protein-based disorder 
D)  a sex-linked disorder

Question 12

MATCHING
-XX sex chromosomes

Accepted Answer

A) sex-linked genetic abnormality 
B) both alleles for a trait are the same 
C) cell division that results in identical cells 
D) the genetic material received from parents 
E) caused by a recessive gene
F)polygenically determined
G)male hormone
H)genetically male
I)twins produced from a single egg
J)cell division that results in non-identical cells
K)union of an ovum and a sperm cell
L)female hormone
M)associated with the 21st pair of chromosomes
N)how genetic material manifests itself in characteristics
O)twins produced from two eggs
P)XXY sex chromosomal pattern
Q)determined by father
R)both alleles for a trait differ
S)caused by a dominant gene
T)genetically female 
A) sex-linked genetic abnormality 
B) both alleles for a trait are the same 
C) cell division that results in identical cells 
D) the genetic material received from parents 
E) caused by a recessive gene
F)polygenically determined
G)male hormone
H)genetically male
I)twins produced from a single egg
J)cell division that results in non-identical cells
K)union of an ovum and a sperm cell
L)female hormone
M)associated with the 21st pair of chromosomes
N)how genetic material manifests itself in characteristics
O)twins produced from two eggs
P)XXY sex chromosomal pattern
Q)determined by father
R)both alleles for a trait differ
S)caused by a dominant gene
T)genetically female

Question 13

Briefly describe the difference(s) between cell division as the result of "meiosis" and cell division as the result of "mitosis."

Accepted Answer

Meiosis is also referred to as "reductio

Question 14

Ova are sometimes fertilized in vitro, tested for sex chromosomal structure, and then the embryos of the desired sex are implanted into the mother-to-be.What term refers to this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  PID 
B)  IVF 
C)  PGD 
D)  microsort 
A)  PID 
B)  IVF 
C)  PGD 
D)  microsort

Question 15

What is the primary purpose of genetic counselling?

Accepted Answer

A)  to outline the genetic risks of unprotected sex 
B)  to advise couples to abort their unborn children 
C)  to prove that a child will develop a certain illness 
D)  to assist would-be parents in making decisions about having children 
A)  to outline the genetic risks of unprotected sex 
B)  to advise couples to abort their unborn children 
C)  to prove that a child will develop a certain illness 
D)  to assist would-be parents in making decisions about having children

Question 16

"Carriers" for traits have two recessive genes for those traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Teratogens have the same effect on the developing organism throughout pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Briefly describe the difference(s) between "recessive" and "dominant" genes.

Accepted Answer

Some genes are "dominant" and others are

Question 19

You are scheduled to have an amniocentesis.What will occur during this medical process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fluid will be tested from the "sac" containing the fetus. 
B)  A biopsy will be taken from your spine. 
C)  Your sperm will be tested for genetic abnormalities. 
D)  Your eggs will be tested for genetic abnormalities. 
A)  Fluid will be tested from the "sac" containing the fetus. 
B)  A biopsy will be taken from your spine. 
C)  Your sperm will be tested for genetic abnormalities. 
D)  Your eggs will be tested for genetic abnormalities.

Question 20

Baby A has two X chromosomes while Baby B has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.What can you conclude about these two babies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The babies will have different hair colour. 
B)  Baby A is a girl and Baby B is a boy. 
C)  Baby A is a boy and Baby B is a girl. 
D)  Baby A suffers a genetic error and Baby B is healthy. 
A)  The babies will have different hair colour. 
B)  Baby A is a girl and Baby B is a boy. 
C)  Baby A is a boy and Baby B is a girl. 
D)  Baby A suffers a genetic error and Baby B is healthy.

MATCHING -Phenotype

Monozygotic twins share more personality traits and physical traits than dizygotic twins.

Jeffrey, who is an adopted child, has some characteristics that are more similar to his natural parents than to his adoptive parents.What is the most appropriate conclusion?

Your sister tells you her friend's child has been diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease.Your sister asks you what you know about this disease.What do you tell her?

Which person has a dominant trait?

What is the purpose of the amniotic sac?

Which of the following statements describes a miscarriage?

Which person is most likely to develop sickle-cell anemia?

Why is Rh incompatibility a concern for expectant couples?

Jill carries two genes for brown eyes, and Jack carries two genes for blue eyes.What can we predict about their child's eye colour?

Which type of disorder is colour blindness?

MATCHING -XX sex chromosomes

Briefly describe the difference(s) between cell division as the result of "meiosis" and cell division as the result of "mitosis."

Ova are sometimes fertilized in vitro, tested for sex chromosomal structure, and then the embryos of the desired sex are implanted into the mother-to-be.What term refers to this process?

What is the primary purpose of genetic counselling?

"Carriers" for traits have two recessive genes for those traits.

Teratogens have the same effect on the developing organism throughout pregnancy.

Briefly describe the difference(s) between "recessive" and "dominant" genes.

You are scheduled to have an amniocentesis.What will occur during this medical process?

Baby A has two X chromosomes while Baby B has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.What can you conclude about these two babies?

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Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Exam 2: Heredity and Prenatal Development

MATCHING -Phenotype

Monozygotic twins share more personality traits and physical traits than dizygotic twins.

Jeffrey, who is an adopted child, has some characteristics that are more similar to his natural parents than to his adoptive parents.What is the most appropriate conclusion?

Your sister tells you her friend's child has been diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease.Your sister asks you what you know about this disease.What do you tell her?

Which person has a dominant trait?

What is the purpose of the amniotic sac?

Which of the following statements describes a miscarriage?

Which person is most likely to develop sickle-cell anemia?

Why is Rh incompatibility a concern for expectant couples?

Jill carries two genes for brown eyes, and Jack carries two genes for blue eyes.What can we predict about their child's eye colour?

Which type of disorder is colour blindness?

MATCHING -XX sex chromosomes

Briefly describe the difference(s) between cell division as the result of "meiosis" and cell division as the result of "mitosis."

Ova are sometimes fertilized in vitro, tested for sex chromosomal structure, and then the embryos of the desired sex are implanted into the mother-to-be.What term refers to this process?

What is the primary purpose of genetic counselling?

"Carriers" for traits have two recessive genes for those traits.

Teratogens have the same effect on the developing organism throughout pregnancy.

Briefly describe the difference(s) between "recessive" and "dominant" genes.

You are scheduled to have an amniocentesis.What will occur during this medical process?

Baby A has two X chromosomes while Baby B has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.What can you conclude about these two babies?

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 Development

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 and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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