Exam 8: Middle Childhood: the Social World

A sperm or an ovum that can produce a new individual when combined with another from the other sex is called a _____.

The fetus gains about 2 pounds in the third trimester.

About a week after conception, the outer layer of the multiplying cells forms a protective circle, or shell, that will become the _____.

At around 38 weeks after conception, the _____ starts the sequence of events that prepares the fetus for delivery and starts labor.

Identify at least three teratogens. Because the impact of a teratogen depends on multiple factors, briefly describe two such factors.

A father's presence at a child's birth _____ the likelihood of birth complications.

Describe how a one-celled zygote develops into a baby with 5 trillion specialized cells via the processes of duplication, division, and differentiation.

Blaire rushed into the house after school and announced to her parents, "My personality is _____! So many genes make me who I am!"

Chantal and Larry are considering having a baby. Chantal's doctor recommends that they stop using recreational drugs and update their immunizations _____.

The first 22 chromosomes contain hundreds of genes in the same positions and sequence. If the code of the gene from one parent differs from the code on the same gene from the other parent, the gene pair is _____.

In the _____ week following conception, the head begins to take shape.

A person's collection of genes is referred to as his or her _____.

Abed's mom is four months pregnant. Abed is anxious for the new baby and asks, "How many more months until I'm a big brother?" His mother says he has to wait about _____ more months.

During the fetal period of development, ____.

In describing prenatal development to her friends, Michonne wants to identify the three main periods of prenatal development in order from conception to birth. Michonne uses the following order:

When his wife was pregnant, Teague experienced weight gain and indigestion. When she gave birth, he felt sharp physical pain as well. Teague was experiencing _____.

Elyse and Ellen are fraternal twins. They are the result of _____.

The first 22 chromosomes contain hundreds of genes in the same positions and sequence. If the code of the gene from one parent differs from the code on the same gene from the other parent, the gene pair is _____.

The phenomenon in which fathers experience symptoms of pregnancy and birth is known as _____.

The result of a laboratory test that reports something as false when in fact it is not false is referred to as a _____.