Question 1

The typical male ejaculation expels how many sperm?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 to 300 
B) 100 to 300 thousand 
C) 100 to 300 million 
D) 100 to 300 billion 
A) 100 to 300 
B) 100 to 300 thousand 
C) 100 to 300 million 
D) 100 to 300 billion

Question 2

Keisha has inherited one recessive gene for the sickle-cell trait along with one normal dominant gene.As a result of this ______________ ,she is resistant to malaria and does not have sickle-cell anemia.

Accepted Answer

A) dominant-recessive inheritance 
B) incomplete dominance 
C) polygenic inheritance 
D) reaction range 
A) dominant-recessive inheritance 
B) incomplete dominance 
C) polygenic inheritance 
D) reaction range

Question 3

What field is concerned with the question of how much genes influence development?

Accepted Answer

A) embryology 
B) behavior genetics 
C) developmental psychology 
D) genetics 
A) embryology 
B) behavior genetics 
C) developmental psychology 
D) genetics

Question 4

How old are the ova of a 42 year-old woman trying to conceive?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 weeks 
B) 2 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 42 years 
A) 2 weeks 
B) 2 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 42 years

Question 5

Elizabeth was just born.Her father is 6´ 8˝ tall and her mother is 5´ 11˝ tall.It is quite likely that Elizabeth will be tall as well.However,the environment will play a role in her eventual height as well.The genetic potential for Elizabeth's height is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) environmental range 
B) reaction range 
C) genetic range 
D) Interaction range 
A) environmental range 
B) reaction range 
C) genetic range 
D) Interaction range

Question 6

Your aunt is pregnant for the first time.She has heard that Kegel exercises are a good idea,but does not know how to perform them.You would tell her to tense the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) muscles of the vagina and anus repeatedly for 10-second intervals 
B) abdominal muscles repeatedly for 15-second intervals 
C) quadriceps and hamstrings repeatedly for 10-second intervals 
D) muscles of the lower back repeatedly for 10-second intervals 
A) muscles of the vagina and anus repeatedly for 10-second intervals 
B) abdominal muscles repeatedly for 15-second intervals 
C) quadriceps and hamstrings repeatedly for 10-second intervals 
D) muscles of the lower back repeatedly for 10-second intervals

Question 7

What disorder includes the following characteristics: short,stocky build; flat face; a large tongue; extra fold of skin on the eyelids; and possible cognitive deficits,hearing impairments,and heart defects?

Accepted Answer

A) Non Sex-linked-21 
B) Down syndrome 
C) Edward's syndrome 
D) intellectual disability 
A) Non Sex-linked-21 
B) Down syndrome 
C) Edward's syndrome 
D) intellectual disability

Question 8

According to your text,what have researchers concluded about the nature-nurture debate in terms of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetics is more important. 
B) Environment is more important. 
C) Both are important. 
D) Genetics is more important in infancy and environment in childhood. 
A) Genetics is more important. 
B) Environment is more important. 
C) Both are important. 
D) Genetics is more important in infancy and environment in childhood.

Question 9

____ is an estimate of the extent to which genes are responsible for the differences among persons within a specific population.

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability 
B) Reaction range 
C) Genetic ratio 
D) Environmental coefficient 
A) Heritability 
B) Reaction range 
C) Genetic ratio 
D) Environmental coefficient

Question 10

A married woman from a non-Western,collectivist culture has been unable to have a child for over 3 years.Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY?

Accepted Answer

A) She will have a lower status relative to her husband. 
B) She will get a lot of social support from her mother- and father-in-law. 
C) She will try an herbal remedy. 
D) She will be blamed for this "problem." 
A) She will have a lower status relative to her husband. 
B) She will get a lot of social support from her mother- and father-in-law. 
C) She will try an herbal remedy. 
D) She will be blamed for this "problem."

Question 11

The American expectant mother mentioned all of the following ways that she maintains her healthy pregnancy except for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) goes to the gym twice per week 
B) yoga 
C) jogging 
D) eating a healthier diet 
A) goes to the gym twice per week 
B) yoga 
C) jogging 
D) eating a healthier diet

Question 12

____ is described as behaviors,environments,and bodily conditions that could be harmful to a fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) Lanugo 
B) Teratogens 
C) Vernix 
D) Trophoblast 
A) Lanugo 
B) Teratogens 
C) Vernix 
D) Trophoblast

Question 13

Why would some couples seek genetic counseling before attempting a pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) They believe that they might be carriers for a genetic disorder. 
B) They live in a high-risk area. 
C) They want to have a high-IQ baby. 
D) They want a particular characteristic in their offspring. 
A) They believe that they might be carriers for a genetic disorder. 
B) They live in a high-risk area. 
C) They want to have a high-IQ baby. 
D) They want a particular characteristic in their offspring.

Question 14

Males begin producing sperm ____,whereas females produce ova ____.

Accepted Answer

A) at puberty; at puberty 
B) while in the womb; at puberty 
C) at puberty; while in the womb 
D) while in the womb; while in the womb 
A) at puberty; at puberty 
B) while in the womb; at puberty 
C) at puberty; while in the womb 
D) while in the womb; while in the womb

Question 15

As a result of evolutionary history,which of the following structures is the most underdeveloped at birth?

Accepted Answer

A) the lungs 
B) the spinal cord 
C) the brain 
D) the digestive system 
A) the lungs 
B) the spinal cord 
C) the brain 
D) the digestive system

Question 16

In a dominant-recessive pairing,which of the following genes would be expressed in a person's phenotype?

Accepted Answer

A) the dominant 
B) the recessive 
C) the dominant-recessive pairing 
D) it is too complicated to know which genes will be expressed 
A) the dominant 
B) the recessive 
C) the dominant-recessive pairing 
D) it is too complicated to know which genes will be expressed

Question 17

In recent years prenatal massage in developed countries has ____.

Accepted Answer

A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) remained the same 
D) not been statistically tracked 
A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) remained the same 
D) not been statistically tracked

Question 18

If a woman learns that her infertility problem is due to a problem with the ______________ successfully implanting,something went wrong during the germinal period.

Accepted Answer

A) zygote 
B) blastocyst 
C) fetus 
D) trophoblast 
A) zygote 
B) blastocyst 
C) fetus 
D) trophoblast

Question 19

Shantel is talking to her grandmother about how she is continuing her moderate exercise program while she is pregnant.However,Grandma warns her not to exercise because she holds the outdated belief,once common in developed countries,that Shantel is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) in a physical state similar to a disability or illness 
B) too physically weak and could fall 
C) going to harm the baby while exercising 
D) going to stimulate a preterm birth 
A) in a physical state similar to a disability or illness 
B) too physically weak and could fall 
C) going to harm the baby while exercising 
D) going to stimulate a preterm birth

Question 20

Individuals who have what disorder are more likely to develop leukemia,cancer,Alzheimer's disease,or heart disease at earlier ages than usual (in their thirties and forties)?

Accepted Answer

A) Non Sex-linked-21 
B) Down syndrome 
C) Edward's syndrome 
D) intellectual disability 
A) Non Sex-linked-21 
B) Down syndrome 
C) Edward's syndrome 
D) intellectual disability

The typical male ejaculation expels how many sperm?

Keisha has inherited one recessive gene for the sickle-cell trait along with one normal dominant gene.As a result of this ______________ ,she is resistant to malaria and does not have sickle-cell anemia.

What field is concerned with the question of how much genes influence development?

How old are the ova of a 42 year-old woman trying to conceive?

Elizabeth was just born.Her father is 6´ 8˝ tall and her mother is 5´ 11˝ tall.It is quite likely that Elizabeth will be tall as well.However,the environment will play a role in her eventual height as well.The genetic potential for Elizabeth's height is known as the ____.

Your aunt is pregnant for the first time.She has heard that Kegel exercises are a good idea,but does not know how to perform them.You would tell her to tense the ____.

What disorder includes the following characteristics: short,stocky build; flat face; a large tongue; extra fold of skin on the eyelids; and possible cognitive deficits,hearing impairments,and heart defects?

According to your text,what have researchers concluded about the nature-nurture debate in terms of development?

____ is an estimate of the extent to which genes are responsible for the differences among persons within a specific population.

A married woman from a non-Western,collectivist culture has been unable to have a child for over 3 years.Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY?

The American expectant mother mentioned all of the following ways that she maintains her healthy pregnancy except for which of the following?

____ is described as behaviors,environments,and bodily conditions that could be harmful to a fetus.

Why would some couples seek genetic counseling before attempting a pregnancy?

Males begin producing sperm ,whereas females produce ova .

As a result of evolutionary history,which of the following structures is the most underdeveloped at birth?

In a dominant-recessive pairing,which of the following genes would be expressed in a person's phenotype?

In recent years prenatal massage in developed countries has ____.

If a woman learns that her infertility problem is due to a problem with the ______________ successfully implanting,something went wrong during the germinal period.

Shantel is talking to her grandmother about how she is continuing her moderate exercise program while she is pregnant.However,Grandma warns her not to exercise because she holds the outdated belief,once common in developed countries,that Shantel is ____.

Individuals who have what disorder are more likely to develop leukemia,cancer,Alzheimer's disease,or heart disease at earlier ages than usual (in their thirties and forties)?

A Cultural Approach to Human Development

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Exam 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development

The typical male ejaculation expels how many sperm?

Keisha has inherited one recessive gene for the sickle-cell trait along with one normal dominant gene.As a result of this ______________ ,she is resistant to malaria and does not have sickle-cell anemia.

What field is concerned with the question of how much genes influence development?

How old are the ova of a 42 year-old woman trying to conceive?

Elizabeth was just born.Her father is 6´ 8˝ tall and her mother is 5´ 11˝ tall.It is quite likely that Elizabeth will be tall as well.However,the environment will play a role in her eventual height as well.The genetic potential for Elizabeth's height is known as the ____.

Your aunt is pregnant for the first time.She has heard that Kegel exercises are a good idea,but does not know how to perform them.You would tell her to tense the ____.

What disorder includes the following characteristics: short,stocky build; flat face; a large tongue; extra fold of skin on the eyelids; and possible cognitive deficits,hearing impairments,and heart defects?

According to your text,what have researchers concluded about the nature-nurture debate in terms of development?

____ is an estimate of the extent to which genes are responsible for the differences among persons within a specific population.

A married woman from a non-Western,collectivist culture has been unable to have a child for over 3 years.Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY?

The American expectant mother mentioned all of the following ways that she maintains her healthy pregnancy except for which of the following?

____ is described as behaviors,environments,and bodily conditions that could be harmful to a fetus.

Why would some couples seek genetic counseling before attempting a pregnancy?

Males begin producing sperm ____,whereas females produce ova ____.

As a result of evolutionary history,which of the following structures is the most underdeveloped at birth?

In a dominant-recessive pairing,which of the following genes would be expressed in a person's phenotype?

In recent years prenatal massage in developed countries has ____.

If a woman learns that her infertility problem is due to a problem with the ______________ successfully implanting,something went wrong during the germinal period.

Shantel is talking to her grandmother about how she is continuing her moderate exercise program while she is pregnant.However,Grandma warns her not to exercise because she holds the outdated belief,once common in developed countries,that Shantel is ____.

Individuals who have what disorder are more likely to develop leukemia,cancer,Alzheimer's disease,or heart disease at earlier ages than usual (in their thirties and forties)?

A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Death and Afterlife Beliefs

Filters

Males begin producing sperm ,whereas females produce ova .