Question 1

What is an example of an aerobic exercise?

Accepted Answer

A) walking/jogging 
B) weight lifting 
C) sprinting 
D) jumping 
A) walking/jogging 
B) weight lifting 
C) sprinting 
D) jumping

Question 2

Which of the following countries was not mentioned in the video as having a strong preference for male children over female children?

Accepted Answer

A) Taiwan 
B) Spain 
C) India 
D) South Korea 
A) Taiwan 
B) Spain 
C) India 
D) South Korea

Question 3

If the fetus has the sex chromosomes XX,its genotype is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) female 
B) male 
C) undertermined 
D) dimorphic 
A) female 
B) male 
C) undertermined 
D) dimorphic

Question 4

According to the text,how long can sperm live in the woman's body after ejaculation?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 hours 
B) 1 day 
C) 5 days 
D) 1 week 
A) 12 hours 
B) 1 day 
C) 5 days 
D) 1 week

Question 5

The heritability estimate ranges from ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 to 100 
B) 0 to 1.00 
C) 1 to 5 
D) 0 to 20 
A) 1 to 100 
B) 0 to 1.00 
C) 1 to 5 
D) 0 to 20

Question 6

Who usually performs prenatal massages in traditional cultures? Are there benefits to prenatal massage besides making the mother feel good and more relaxed? Explain.

Accepted Answer

It is usually performed by a midwife.Ben

Question 7

An individual's complete genetic makeup is his or her ____.

Accepted Answer

A) genotype 
B) phenotype 
C) allele 
D) reaction range 
A) genotype 
B) phenotype 
C) allele 
D) reaction range

Question 8

What is the name of the statistic that ranges from 0 to 1.00 and is used to estimate the degree to which genes are responsible for differences among people from a specific population?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic correlation 
B) heritability estimate 
C) concordance rate 
D) chromosomal 
A) genetic correlation 
B) heritability estimate 
C) concordance rate 
D) chromosomal

Question 9

You notice that your pregnant friend just lit a cigarette and you ask her,"What the heck are you doing?" Your friend replies that her doctor said that it was okay to smoke during pregnancy.Which of the following statements should be your reply?

Accepted Answer

A) "There are known side effects to smoking and no responsible physician would tell you that you can smoke if you are pregnant." 
B) "Okay,research has shown that smoking is harmless." 
C) "Most physicians would recommend that you wait until the third trimester to begin smoking again." 
D) "That makes sense; smoking is harmful if it is secondhand smoke." 
A) "There are known side effects to smoking and no responsible physician would tell you that you can smoke if you are pregnant." 
B) "Okay,research has shown that smoking is harmless." 
C) "Most physicians would recommend that you wait until the third trimester to begin smoking again." 
D) "That makes sense; smoking is harmful if it is secondhand smoke."

Question 10

It is estimated that half of all conceptions have too many or too few chromosomes.According to the text,what happens to most of the zygotes that are formed in these situations?

Accepted Answer

A) They are spontaneously aborted. 
B) They result in neonates with birth defects. 
C) They result in twins. 
D) They have no problems. 
A) They are spontaneously aborted. 
B) They result in neonates with birth defects. 
C) They result in twins. 
D) They have no problems.

Question 11

If you were to design a research study that examines depression in relation to concordance rate,which of the following are the best groups to use for comparison?

Accepted Answer

A) identical twins to and fraternal twins 
B) college students and the general public 
C) brothers and sisters 
D) parent(s)and children 
A) identical twins to and fraternal twins 
B) college students and the general public 
C) brothers and sisters 
D) parent(s)and children

Question 12

At what rate are neurons produced during the embryonic period?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 per minute 
B) 250 per minute 
C) 250,000 per minute 
D) 2 billion per minute 
A) 25 per minute 
B) 250 per minute 
C) 250,000 per minute 
D) 2 billion per minute

Question 13

At the conclusion of meiosis how may ova have been formed?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 with 3 polar bodies 
B) 2 with 2 polar bodies 
C) 3 with 1 polar body 
D) 4 with no polar bodies 
A) 1 with 3 polar bodies 
B) 2 with 2 polar bodies 
C) 3 with 1 polar body 
D) 4 with no polar bodies

Question 14

Genes are made of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) protein segments 
B) nucleotides 
C) fatty cells 
D) chromosomes 
A) protein segments 
B) nucleotides 
C) fatty cells 
D) chromosomes

Question 15

Which of the following has increased due to advancements in fertility treatments?

Accepted Answer

A) monozygotic twins 
B) dizygotic twins 
C) conjoined twins 
D) Siamese twins 
A) monozygotic twins 
B) dizygotic twins 
C) conjoined twins 
D) Siamese twins

Question 16

When concordance rates are higher among monozygotic twins than dizygotic twins,this indicates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) There is partially a genetic basis. 
B) There is partially an environmental basis. 
C) There is a 100% environmental cause. 
D) There is a 100% genetic cause. 
A) There is partially a genetic basis. 
B) There is partially an environmental basis. 
C) There is a 100% environmental cause. 
D) There is a 100% genetic cause.

Question 17

Your sister has been pregnant for a few months.She jokes that she is "eating for two" and has been eating quite a bit.You know that this is really not a good idea and are concerned that she will gain too much weight.How many more calories a day would you tell her that she would need to consume while she is pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,000 
B) 1,000 
C) 800 
D) 300 
A) 2,000 
B) 1,000 
C) 800 
D) 300

Question 18

Your friend just found out that she is pregnant after trying for six months.But she is paranoid that she is going to have a baby with a chromosomal disorder.You try to reassure her by telling her that the rate of babies born with chromosomal disorders is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 in 10 
B) 1 in 200 
C) 1 in 500 
D) 1 in 1,000 
A) 1 in 10 
B) 1 in 200 
C) 1 in 500 
D) 1 in 1,000

Question 19

The Beng people of the Ivory Coast have several practices and suggestions for pregnant women.Which of the following is an example of a suggestion that can be very helpful to the pregnant woman?

Accepted Answer

A) avoid eating the meat from a bushbuck antelope 
B) rub an oil on her belly 
C) her husband must stop hunting while she is pregnant 
D) she must not commit any immoral behavior 
A) avoid eating the meat from a bushbuck antelope 
B) rub an oil on her belly 
C) her husband must stop hunting while she is pregnant 
D) she must not commit any immoral behavior

Question 20

Many traditional cultures do not have access to trained physicians but may rely on which of the following individuals during the prenatal period?

Accepted Answer

A) nurse 
B) midwife 
C) staff from the World Health Organization 
D) paramedics 
A) nurse 
B) midwife 
C) staff from the World Health Organization 
D) paramedics

What is an example of an aerobic exercise?

Which of the following countries was not mentioned in the video as having a strong preference for male children over female children?

If the fetus has the sex chromosomes XX,its genotype is ____.

According to the text,how long can sperm live in the woman's body after ejaculation?

The heritability estimate ranges from ____.

Who usually performs prenatal massages in traditional cultures? Are there benefits to prenatal massage besides making the mother feel good and more relaxed? Explain.

An individual's complete genetic makeup is his or her ____.

What is the name of the statistic that ranges from 0 to 1.00 and is used to estimate the degree to which genes are responsible for differences among people from a specific population?

You notice that your pregnant friend just lit a cigarette and you ask her,"What the heck are you doing?" Your friend replies that her doctor said that it was okay to smoke during pregnancy.Which of the following statements should be your reply?

It is estimated that half of all conceptions have too many or too few chromosomes.According to the text,what happens to most of the zygotes that are formed in these situations?

If you were to design a research study that examines depression in relation to concordance rate,which of the following are the best groups to use for comparison?

At what rate are neurons produced during the embryonic period?

At the conclusion of meiosis how may ova have been formed?

Genes are made of ____.

Which of the following has increased due to advancements in fertility treatments?

When concordance rates are higher among monozygotic twins than dizygotic twins,this indicates which of the following?

Your friend just found out that she is pregnant after trying for six months.But she is paranoid that she is going to have a baby with a chromosomal disorder.You try to reassure her by telling her that the rate of babies born with chromosomal disorders is _____.

The Beng people of the Ivory Coast have several practices and suggestions for pregnant women.Which of the following is an example of a suggestion that can be very helpful to the pregnant woman?

Many traditional cultures do not have access to trained physicians but may rely on which of the following individuals during the prenatal period?

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Exam 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development

What is an example of an aerobic exercise?

Which of the following countries was not mentioned in the video as having a strong preference for male children over female children?

If the fetus has the sex chromosomes XX,its genotype is ____.

According to the text,how long can sperm live in the woman's body after ejaculation?

The heritability estimate ranges from ____.

Who usually performs prenatal massages in traditional cultures? Are there benefits to prenatal massage besides making the mother feel good and more relaxed? Explain.

An individual's complete genetic makeup is his or her ____.

What is the name of the statistic that ranges from 0 to 1.00 and is used to estimate the degree to which genes are responsible for differences among people from a specific population?

You notice that your pregnant friend just lit a cigarette and you ask her,"What the heck are you doing?" Your friend replies that her doctor said that it was okay to smoke during pregnancy.Which of the following statements should be your reply?

It is estimated that half of all conceptions have too many or too few chromosomes.According to the text,what happens to most of the zygotes that are formed in these situations?

If you were to design a research study that examines depression in relation to concordance rate,which of the following are the best groups to use for comparison?

At what rate are neurons produced during the embryonic period?

At the conclusion of meiosis how may ova have been formed?

Genes are made of ____.

Which of the following has increased due to advancements in fertility treatments?

When concordance rates are higher among monozygotic twins than dizygotic twins,this indicates which of the following?

Your friend just found out that she is pregnant after trying for six months.But she is paranoid that she is going to have a baby with a chromosomal disorder.You try to reassure her by telling her that the rate of babies born with chromosomal disorders is _____.

The Beng people of the Ivory Coast have several practices and suggestions for pregnant women.Which of the following is an example of a suggestion that can be very helpful to the pregnant woman?

Many traditional cultures do not have access to trained physicians but may rely on which of the following individuals during the prenatal period?

A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

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Death and Afterlife Beliefs

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