Question 1

Phenalanine

Accepted Answer

A)  is an amino acid. 
B)  is found in many foods. 
C)  must be broken down by enzymes or disability will occur. 
D)  all of these 
A)  is an amino acid. 
B)  is found in many foods. 
C)  must be broken down by enzymes or disability will occur. 
D)  all of these

Question 2

Which gender has more sex-linked inherited disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  male 
B)  female 
C)  Both are the same. 
D)  No one knows. 
A)  male 
B)  female 
C)  Both are the same. 
D)  No one knows.

Question 3

Insulating electrical wires so that the transmission is faster is much like

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenesis. 
B)  neurotransmission. 
C)  synaptic transmission. 
D)  myelination. 
A)  neurogenesis. 
B)  neurotransmission. 
C)  synaptic transmission. 
D)  myelination.

Question 4

______________ are the messengers that ferry across the synapse.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemicals 
B)  Neurotransmitters 
C)  Adrenaline 
D)  Reuptake processers 
A)  Chemicals 
B)  Neurotransmitters 
C)  Adrenaline 
D)  Reuptake processers

Question 5

The two types of cells are

Accepted Answer

A)  sex and gamete. 
B)  somatic and gamete. 
C)  somatic and dermis. 
D)  gamete and neuronal. 
A)  sex and gamete. 
B)  somatic and gamete. 
C)  somatic and dermis. 
D)  gamete and neuronal.

Question 6

The two major divisions of the nervous system are

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal cord and brain. 
B)  glial and neuronal. 
C)  CNS and ANS. 
D)  PNS and CNS. 
A)  spinal cord and brain. 
B)  glial and neuronal. 
C)  CNS and ANS. 
D)  PNS and CNS.

Question 7

A student's 23rd pair of chromosomes is XY.This person

Accepted Answer

A)  is male. 
B)  is female. 
C)  has PKU. 
D)  has Down syndrome. 
A)  is male. 
B)  is female. 
C)  has PKU. 
D)  has Down syndrome.

Question 8

The incidence of Down syndrome increases with

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of alcoholic drinks the mother has while pregnant. 
B)  exposure to smoking. 
C)  maternal age. 
D)  number of deformed sperm. 
A)  the number of alcoholic drinks the mother has while pregnant. 
B)  exposure to smoking. 
C)  maternal age. 
D)  number of deformed sperm.

Question 9

"Normal" is

Accepted Answer

A)  average 
B)  complex 
C)  a setting on a washing machine 
D)  what most people aspire to 
A)  average 
B)  complex 
C)  a setting on a washing machine 
D)  what most people aspire to

Question 10

How many cells make up the human body?

Accepted Answer

A)  50-100 trillion 
B)  50-100 billion 
C)  100-200 billion 
D)  100-200 trillion 
A)  50-100 trillion 
B)  50-100 billion 
C)  100-200 billion 
D)  100-200 trillion

Question 11

Cells reproduce more rapidly in

Accepted Answer

A)  old age. 
B)  middle age. 
C)  children. 
D)  the brain. 
A)  old age. 
B)  middle age. 
C)  children. 
D)  the brain.

Question 12

Directly observable characteristics are affected by experience and by

Accepted Answer

A)  phenotype. 
B)  genotype. 
C)  karyotype. 
D)  gametes. 
A)  phenotype. 
B)  genotype. 
C)  karyotype. 
D)  gametes.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the functions associated with the right and left hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

Right: visual motor tasks,holi

Question 14

When you want to calm down after experiencing something exciting,you need the ___________to act.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic nervous system 
B)  parasympathetic nervous system 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  somatic nervous system 
A)  sympathetic nervous system 
B)  parasympathetic nervous system 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  somatic nervous system

Question 15

How the genotype sets the upper and lower limits for possible outcomes is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  niche picking. 
B)  canalization. 
C)  active effect. 
D)  range of reaction. 
A)  niche picking. 
B)  canalization. 
C)  active effect. 
D)  range of reaction.

Question 16

Chromosomes

Accepted Answer

A)  are inherited from the mother. 
B)  are inherited from the father. 
C)  always come in matched pairs. 
D)  store and transmit genetic information. 
A)  are inherited from the mother. 
B)  are inherited from the father. 
C)  always come in matched pairs. 
D)  store and transmit genetic information.

Question 17

Problems such as ___________and ____________ have high concordance rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome; obesity 
B)  schizophrenia; obesity 
C)  schizophrenia; Turner's 
D)  twins; boys 
A)  Down syndrome; obesity 
B)  schizophrenia; obesity 
C)  schizophrenia; Turner's 
D)  twins; boys

Question 18

Turner's syndrome occurs most often in

Accepted Answer

A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  both sexes equally. 
D)  neither males or females; it has been eradicated. 
A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  both sexes equally. 
D)  neither males or females; it has been eradicated.

Question 19

Examples of X-linked recessive conditions include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Duchene muscular dystrophy. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  hemophilia. 
D)  red-green color blindness. 
A)  Duchene muscular dystrophy. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  hemophilia. 
D)  red-green color blindness.

Question 20

The human body is about _____________ water.

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  60% 
A)  30% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  60%

Phenalanine

Which gender has more sex-linked inherited disorders?

Insulating electrical wires so that the transmission is faster is much like

______________ are the messengers that ferry across the synapse.

The two types of cells are

The two major divisions of the nervous system are

A student's 23rd pair of chromosomes is XY.This person

The incidence of Down syndrome increases with

"Normal" is

How many cells make up the human body?

Cells reproduce more rapidly in

Directly observable characteristics are affected by experience and by

Compare and contrast the functions associated with the right and left hemispheres.

When you want to calm down after experiencing something exciting,you need the ___________to act.

How the genotype sets the upper and lower limits for possible outcomes is known as

Chromosomes

Problems such as _and __ have high concordance rates.

Turner's syndrome occurs most often in

Examples of X-linked recessive conditions include all of the following except

The human body is about _____________ water.

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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Exam 2: Biological Foundations of Child Development

Phenalanine

Which gender has more sex-linked inherited disorders?

Insulating electrical wires so that the transmission is faster is much like

______________ are the messengers that ferry across the synapse.

The two types of cells are

The two major divisions of the nervous system are

A student's 23rd pair of chromosomes is XY.This person

The incidence of Down syndrome increases with

"Normal" is

How many cells make up the human body?

Cells reproduce more rapidly in

Directly observable characteristics are affected by experience and by

Compare and contrast the functions associated with the right and left hemispheres.

When you want to calm down after experiencing something exciting,you need the ___________to act.

How the genotype sets the upper and lower limits for possible outcomes is known as

Chromosomes

Problems such as ___________and ____________ have high concordance rates.

Turner's syndrome occurs most often in

Examples of X-linked recessive conditions include all of the following except

The human body is about _____________ water.

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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Problems such as _and __ have high concordance rates.