Question 1

Marly describes her friend Gina as having blonde hair,green eyes,and fair skin with freckles.Marly has described Gina's:

Accepted Answer

A) genotype. 
B) genetic imprint. 
C) phenotype. 
D) X-linked inheritance. 
A) genotype. 
B) genetic imprint. 
C) phenotype. 
D) X-linked inheritance. C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Genes 
B) Chromosomes 
C) RNA 
D) Ribosomes 
A) Genes 
B) Chromosomes 
C) RNA 
D) Ribosomes A

Question 3

Jerome and Tyrone are fraternal twins.This means that they developed from:

Accepted Answer

A) a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm. 
B) a single egg that was fertilized by two different sperms. 
C) two eggs that were fertilized by a single sperm. 
D) two eggs that were fertilized by two different sperms. 
A) a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm. 
B) a single egg that was fertilized by two different sperms. 
C) two eggs that were fertilized by a single sperm. 
D) two eggs that were fertilized by two different sperms. D

Question 4

_____ correlations occur because a child's genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments.

Accepted Answer

A) Passive genotype-environment 
B) Evocative genotype-environment 
C) Influential genotype-environment 
D) Active (niche-picking)genotype-environment 
A) Passive genotype-environment 
B) Evocative genotype-environment 
C) Influential genotype-environment 
D) Active (niche-picking)genotype-environment

Question 5

Tristan has a genetic disorder that results from an abnormality in the X chromosome,which becomes constricted and often breaks.His doctor informed Tristan's mother that he has:

Accepted Answer

A) Fragile X syndrome. 
B) XYY syndrome. 
C) Turner syndrome. 
D) Tay-Sach's disease. 
A) Fragile X syndrome. 
B) XYY syndrome. 
C) Turner syndrome. 
D) Tay-Sach's disease.

Question 6

List five gene-linked abnormalities.

Accepted Answer

Cystic fibrosis,diabetes,hemop

Question 7

As the benefits of evolutionary selection decrease with age,Baltes argues,the need for all of the following increases,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) social support. 
B) medical technology. 
C) job training. 
D) culture. 
A) social support. 
B) medical technology. 
C) job training. 
D) culture.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) RNA 
B) Chromosome 
C) DNA 
D) Ribosome 
A) RNA 
B) Chromosome 
C) DNA 
D) Ribosome

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Spina bifida 
B) Klinefelter syndrome 
C) Hemophilia 
D) Microencephaly 
A) Spina bifida 
B) Klinefelter syndrome 
C) Hemophilia 
D) Microencephaly

Question 10

The current maternal blood-screening test is called the triple screen because:

Accepted Answer

A) it is performed three times. 
B) it diagnoses three diseases. 
C) it measures three substances in the mother's blood. 
D) it is the third prenatal diagnostic test performed in a pregnancy. 
A) it is performed three times. 
B) it diagnoses three diseases. 
C) it measures three substances in the mother's blood. 
D) it is the third prenatal diagnostic test performed in a pregnancy.

Question 11

Approximately,_____ African Americans is a carrier for sickle-cell anemia.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 in 50 
B) 1 in 100 
C) 1 in 10 
D) 1 in 200 
A) 1 in 50 
B) 1 in 100 
C) 1 in 10 
D) 1 in 200

Question 12

Rachel loves to read books,and she also encourages her daughter to read by regularly taking her to the local library and buying her lots of books.Rachel's daughter is now an avid reader.This reflects a(n)_____ correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) passive genotype-environment 
B) evocative genotype-environment 
C) influential genotype-environment 
D) active (niche-picking)genotype-environment 
A) passive genotype-environment 
B) evocative genotype-environment 
C) influential genotype-environment 
D) active (niche-picking)genotype-environment

Question 13

Tamera has a genetic disorder where her red blood cells take on a hook shape instead of the normal disk shape.The doctors tell Tamera's parents that she has _____,and that this condition also provides her with a resistance to malaria.

Accepted Answer

A) Tay-Sach's disease 
B) Sickle-cell anemia 
C) Leukemia 
D) Huntington's disease 
A) Tay-Sach's disease 
B) Sickle-cell anemia 
C) Leukemia 
D) Huntington's disease

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for infertility in a woman?

Accepted Answer

A) Abnormal ova 
B) Blocked fallopian tubes 
C) Eggs lack motility 
D) Disease of the uterus 
A) Abnormal ova 
B) Blocked fallopian tubes 
C) Eggs lack motility 
D) Disease of the uterus

Question 15

Patrick suffers from _____,a genetic abnormality in which delayed blood clotting causes internal and external bleeding.

Accepted Answer

A) hemophilia 
B) phenylketonuria 
C) sickle-cell anemia 
D) Tay-Sachs disease 
A) hemophilia 
B) phenylketonuria 
C) sickle-cell anemia 
D) Tay-Sachs disease

Question 16

List the four genetic principles.In your opinion,which do you think is the most serious and why?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary.The

Question 17

Erin is 90 years old.She has relatively good health,and is fully mobile.Most of Erin's blood relatives live to a ripe,old age.Which of the following genes might be responsible for this?

Accepted Answer

A) Susceptibility genes 
B) Longevity genes 
C) Vulnerability genes 
D) Mutated genes 
A) Susceptibility genes 
B) Longevity genes 
C) Vulnerability genes 
D) Mutated genes

Question 18

What is the behavior that promotes an organism's survival in the natural habitat?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the behavior that promotes an...

Question 19

Shakena is a 38-year-old single woman who works as a pharmaceutical representative.She would like to adopt a child.Recent changes in adoption requirements would mean that:

Accepted Answer

A) she would not be considered as a candidate for adopting a child because she is in a same-sex relationship. 
B) she would not be considered as a candidate for adopting a child because she is of African-American descent. 
C) she would be able to adopt a child after she gets married. 
D) she would be considered as a candidate for adopting a child. 
A) she would not be considered as a candidate for adopting a child because she is in a same-sex relationship. 
B) she would not be considered as a candidate for adopting a child because she is of African-American descent. 
C) she would be able to adopt a child after she gets married. 
D) she would be considered as a candidate for adopting a child.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Charles Darwin 
C) Stephen Hawking 
D) Wilhelm Wundt 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Charles Darwin 
C) Stephen Hawking 
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Marly describes her friend Gina as having blonde hair,green eyes,and fair skin with freckles.Marly has described Gina's:

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

Jerome and Tyrone are fraternal twins.This means that they developed from:

_____ correlations occur because a child's genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments.

Tristan has a genetic disorder that results from an abnormality in the X chromosome,which becomes constricted and often breaks.His doctor informed Tristan's mother that he has:

List five gene-linked abnormalities.

As the benefits of evolutionary selection decrease with age,Baltes argues,the need for all of the following increases,EXCEPT:

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

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

The current maternal blood-screening test is called the triple screen because:

Approximately,_____ African Americans is a carrier for sickle-cell anemia.

Rachel loves to read books,and she also encourages her daughter to read by regularly taking her to the local library and buying her lots of books.Rachel's daughter is now an avid reader.This reflects a(n)_____ correlation.

Tamera has a genetic disorder where her red blood cells take on a hook shape instead of the normal disk shape.The doctors tell Tamera's parents that she has _____,and that this condition also provides her with a resistance to malaria.

Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for infertility in a woman?

Patrick suffers from _____,a genetic abnormality in which delayed blood clotting causes internal and external bleeding.

List the four genetic principles.In your opinion,which do you think is the most serious and why?

Erin is 90 years old.She has relatively good health,and is fully mobile.Most of Erin's blood relatives live to a ripe,old age.Which of the following genes might be responsible for this?

What is the behavior that promotes an organism's survival in the natural habitat?

Shakena is a 38-year-old single woman who works as a pharmaceutical representative.She would like to adopt a child.Recent changes in adoption requirements would mean that:

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

Introduction

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 2: Biological Beginnings

Marly describes her friend Gina as having blonde hair,green eyes,and fair skin with freckles.Marly has described Gina's:

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

Jerome and Tyrone are fraternal twins.This means that they developed from:

_____ correlations occur because a child's genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments.

Tristan has a genetic disorder that results from an abnormality in the X chromosome,which becomes constricted and often breaks.His doctor informed Tristan's mother that he has:

List five gene-linked abnormalities.

As the benefits of evolutionary selection decrease with age,Baltes argues,the need for all of the following increases,EXCEPT:

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

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

The current maternal blood-screening test is called the triple screen because:

Approximately,_____ African Americans is a carrier for sickle-cell anemia.

Rachel loves to read books,and she also encourages her daughter to read by regularly taking her to the local library and buying her lots of books.Rachel's daughter is now an avid reader.This reflects a(n)_____ correlation.

Tamera has a genetic disorder where her red blood cells take on a hook shape instead of the normal disk shape.The doctors tell Tamera's parents that she has _____,and that this condition also provides her with a resistance to malaria.

Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for infertility in a woman?

Patrick suffers from _____,a genetic abnormality in which delayed blood clotting causes internal and external bleeding.

List the four genetic principles.In your opinion,which do you think is the most serious and why?

Erin is 90 years old.She has relatively good health,and is fully mobile.Most of Erin's blood relatives live to a ripe,old age.Which of the following genes might be responsible for this?

What is the behavior that promotes an organism's survival in the natural habitat?

Shakena is a 38-year-old single woman who works as a pharmaceutical representative.She would like to adopt a child.Recent changes in adoption requirements would mean that:

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

Introduction

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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