Exam 2: Biological Beginnings

Angelique has a chromosomal disorder characterized by a missing X chromosome making her XO instead of XX.Angelique's doctors have diagnosed her with _____.

_____ uses a powerful magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the body's organs and structures.

_____ is a complex molecule with a double helix shape,like a spiral staircase,and contains genetic information.

Don and Ellie are trying to conceive a baby.How long should they wait before they suspect infertility?

What is a complex molecule,with a double helix shape,that contains genetic information?

_____ is the interaction of a specific measured variation in the DNA and a specific measured aspect of the environment.

Mateo is on a special diet because his parents are aware that he cannot metabolize phenylalanine,an amino acid.Buildup of this amino acid in his system could result in mental retardation.Mateo has:

_____ introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection in 1859.

Deshawn believes that development is the result of an ongoing,bidirectional interchange between heredity and the environment.He has most likely adopted which theoretical perspective?

Most characteristics are:

Red-feathered and blue-feathered birds occupy the same environment.The birds with the red feathers are better able to survive and avoid predators.This means that the population of red-feathered birds should increase in future generations.This illustrates the process of _____.

Leila and Alexander are siblings.Every Saturday morning,Leila and her grandmother cook breakfast together and then do some errands and shopping together.During that time,Alexander and his grandfather spend some quality "male bonding" time.They like to play miniature golf or do yard work.The interactions that each child has with the grandparent would be known as what type of environmental experience?

According to Sandra Scarr,passive genotype-environment correlations are relatively more common in the lives of:

_____ refers to a form of mental retardation involving an abnormally small brain.

What is the psychological perspective that emphasizes the importance of adaptation,reproduction,and "survival of the fittest" in shaping human behavior?

Victor has an X-linked inheritance disease.Which of the following conditions is Victor most likely to have?

_____,the units of hereditary information,are short segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).They direct cells to reproduce themselves and to assemble proteins.

Turner syndrome occurs in approximately _____ live female births.

Paul Baltes says that natural selection among humans operates mainly during the _____ of life.

Vivanta has been diagnosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome,a growth disorder,which the doctor has indicated could be a result of _____ going awry.