Question 1

Which part of the neuron receives information?

Accepted Answer

A)  dendrites 
B)  axons 
C)  soma 
D)  myelin 
A)  dendrites 
B)  axons 
C)  soma 
D)  myelin A

Question 2

Transcription is

Accepted Answer

A)  RNA misreading DNA. 
B)  making mRNA. 
C)  writing genetic code. 
D)  dynthesizing proteins with t RNA. 
A)  RNA misreading DNA. 
B)  making mRNA. 
C)  writing genetic code. 
D)  dynthesizing proteins with t RNA. B

Question 3

The _____________ controls reproducing the cell.

Accepted Answer

A)  ova 
B)  soma 
C)  gametes) 
D)  cell nucleus 
A)  ova 
B)  soma 
C)  gametes) 
D)  cell nucleus D

Question 4

The recessive allele is

Accepted Answer

A)  expressed. 
B)  hidden. 
C)  contagious. 
D)  an enzyme. 
A)  expressed. 
B)  hidden. 
C)  contagious. 
D)  an enzyme.

Question 5

Who will heal the quickest from an injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill, who is 3. 
B)  Bob, who is 23. 
C)  David, who is 43. 
D)  Jerry, who is 63. 
A)  Bill, who is 3. 
B)  Bob, who is 23. 
C)  David, who is 43. 
D)  Jerry, who is 63.

Question 6

Who has the most genes according to the Human Genome Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs 
B)  people 
C)  roundworms 
D)  All are equal. 
A)  dogs 
B)  people 
C)  roundworms 
D)  All are equal.

Question 7

A heterozygous person who has one recessive allele

Accepted Answer

A)  will pass the dominant trait to their children. 
B)  will pass the recessive trait to their children. 
C)  may be a carrier of the trait. 
D)  cannot pass on the trait. 
A)  will pass the dominant trait to their children. 
B)  will pass the recessive trait to their children. 
C)  may be a carrier of the trait. 
D)  cannot pass on the trait.

Question 8

Niche picking helps us to understand why ____________ report that similar stressful events are influenced by personal actions more often than other pairs.

Accepted Answer

A)  same-sex fraternal twins 
B)  opposite-sex fraternal twins 
C)  identical twins 
D)  two adopted siblings 
A)  same-sex fraternal twins 
B)  opposite-sex fraternal twins 
C)  identical twins 
D)  two adopted siblings

Question 9

Chromosomally,an individual with Turner's syndrome has the following sex chromosomes:

Accepted Answer

A)  XX 
B)  XY 
C)  XXY 
D)  XO 
A)  XX 
B)  XY 
C)  XXY 
D)  XO

Question 10

Why do males have more sex-linked inherited disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they have a matched pair of sex chromosomes 
B)  because they have an unmatched pair of sex chromosomes 
C)  because men are more fragile 
D)  because females are hardier 
A)  because they have a matched pair of sex chromosomes 
B)  because they have an unmatched pair of sex chromosomes 
C)  because men are more fragile 
D)  because females are hardier

Question 11

DNA duplicates during

Accepted Answer

A)  mitosis. 
B)  meiosis. 
C)  osmosis. 
D)  gamete formation. 
A)  mitosis. 
B)  meiosis. 
C)  osmosis. 
D)  gamete formation.

Question 12

Trisomy 21 is better known as

Accepted Answer

A)  hemophilia. 
B)  Duchene muscular dystrophy. 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D)  Down syndrome. 
A)  hemophilia. 
B)  Duchene muscular dystrophy. 
C)  Klinefelter's syndrome. 
D)  Down syndrome.

Question 13

Who has the most complicated set of protein-coding genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs 
B)  people 
C)  worms 
D)  bees 
A)  dogs 
B)  people 
C)  worms 
D)  bees

Question 14

Which of the following is due to dominant alleles?

Accepted Answer

A)  hemophilia 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  thyroid disease 
D)  anemia 
A)  hemophilia 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  thyroid disease 
D)  anemia

Question 15

Which of the following is female?

Accepted Answer

A)  XX 
B)  XY 
C)  XXY 
D)  XYY 
A)  XX 
B)  XY 
C)  XXY 
D)  XYY

Question 16

A halpogroup is

Accepted Answer

A)  a unique population 
B)  a hologram of a genome 
C)  an ancestral genetic clan 
D)  African heritage 
A)  a unique population 
B)  a hologram of a genome 
C)  an ancestral genetic clan 
D)  African heritage

Question 17

In what year was PKU testing first legislated?

Accepted Answer

A)  1973 
B)  1965 
C)  1963 
D)  1964 
A)  1973 
B)  1965 
C)  1963 
D)  1964

Question 18

People with Down syndrome are also at risk for other serious physical disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which part of the brain is best known for its role in motor and spatial coordination as well as in learning math?

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  substantia nigra 
D)  reticular formation 
A)  pons 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  substantia nigra 
D)  reticular formation

Question 20

Which is more important,nature or nurture?

Accepted Answer

A)  nature 
B)  nurture 
C)  both 
D)  neither 
A)  nature 
B)  nurture 
C)  both 
D)  neither

Which part of the neuron receives information?

Transcription is

The _____________ controls reproducing the cell.

The recessive allele is

Who will heal the quickest from an injury?

Who has the most genes according to the Human Genome Project?

A heterozygous person who has one recessive allele

Niche picking helps us to understand why ____________ report that similar stressful events are influenced by personal actions more often than other pairs.

Chromosomally,an individual with Turner's syndrome has the following sex chromosomes:

Why do males have more sex-linked inherited disorders?

DNA duplicates during

Trisomy 21 is better known as

Who has the most complicated set of protein-coding genes?

Which of the following is due to dominant alleles?

Which of the following is female?

A halpogroup is

In what year was PKU testing first legislated?

People with Down syndrome are also at risk for other serious physical disorders.

Which part of the brain is best known for its role in motor and spatial coordination as well as in learning math?

Which is more important,nature or nurture?

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Exam 2: Biological Foundations of Child Development

Which part of the neuron receives information?

Transcription is

The _____________ controls reproducing the cell.

The recessive allele is

Who will heal the quickest from an injury?

Who has the most genes according to the Human Genome Project?

A heterozygous person who has one recessive allele

Niche picking helps us to understand why ____________ report that similar stressful events are influenced by personal actions more often than other pairs.

Chromosomally,an individual with Turner's syndrome has the following sex chromosomes:

Why do males have more sex-linked inherited disorders?

DNA duplicates during

Trisomy 21 is better known as

Who has the most complicated set of protein-coding genes?

Which of the following is due to dominant alleles?

Which of the following is female?

A halpogroup is

In what year was PKU testing first legislated?

People with Down syndrome are also at risk for other serious physical disorders.

Which part of the brain is best known for its role in motor and spatial coordination as well as in learning math?

Which is more important,nature or nurture?

Hauser-Cram

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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