Question 1

Huela is going to have her first child and talks to her physician about assessing the health of her unborn child.The physician recommends a test which combines a blood test and ultrasound sonography.Which procedure was recommended?

Accepted Answer

A) amniocentesis 
B) sonogram 
C) first-trimester screen 
D) embryoscopy

Question 2

Genetic counsellors are trained to use a variety of data to help people deal with issues related to inherited disorders, including the age of the mother and the father.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

About ___________ babies born to mothers over 40 have ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 out of 4; Tay-Sachs. 
B) 1 out of 4; Down syndrome. 
C) 1 out of 100; Tay-Sachs. 
D) 1 out of 100; Down syndrome.

Question 4

The process of fertilization typically takes place in the

Accepted Answer

A) ovary 
B) fallopian tube 
C) uterus 
D) vagina

Question 5

Elena is reading a fairy tale to her newborn baby as she feeds the baby its bottle.Although the milk in the bottle is gone, the baby continues to suck on the nipple as the mother continues to read the baby the story.This is an example of what type of conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) operant conditioning 
C) modelling 
D) classical conditioning

Question 6

Humans possess a novelty-seeking gene that affects the production of the brain chemical dopamine, which makes some people more prone to seek out novel situations and to take risks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A child's sex is determined by which biological factor?

Accepted Answer

A) Random genetic assortment 
B) The father's sperm 
C) The mother's ovum 
D) The characteristics of the prenatal environment

Question 8

Compared to Canada, much of the rest of the industrialized world uses far _______ midwives, and home births are ______ common.

Accepted Answer

A) more; more 
B) more; less 
C) fewer; more 
D) fewer; less

Question 9

Postpartum depression may be triggered by pronounced swings in hormone production that occur after birth.These hormones are

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone and progesterone. 
B) estrogen and progesterone. 
C) dopamine and progesterone. 
D) catecholamines and progesterone.

Question 10

Mendel's pea plant experiments established the existence of dominant and recessive traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If the child has an XX pairing on the 23rd chromosome, the child will be

Accepted Answer

A) male. 
B) monozygotic. 
C) dizygotic. 
D) female.

Question 12

The male reproductive cell is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) sperm. 
B) ovum. 
C) gametes. 
D) zygote.

Question 13

Most research suggests that the drugs that are currently used during labour produce only minimal risks to the fetus and neonate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_______________ is essential to early neonatal development, including promoting growth of the infant, lactation in the mother, and improving sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing the mother's voice 
B) Breastfeeding 
C) Eye-contact 
D) Skin-to skin contact

Question 15

Preterm infants are at a high risk of illness and death because

Accepted Answer

A) they usually have to be born by Caesarean section. 
B) they have not had time to fully develop as fetuses. 
C) their mothers used anaesthesia during childbirth. 
D) they have a chromosomal disorder.

Question 16

During childbirth, the obstetrician decides that there is a need for an episiotomy.That means

Accepted Answer

A) the baby is not in the correct position for birth. 
B) this is the third stage of childbirth when the placenta and the umbilical cord are expelled from the mother. 
C) the doctor makes an incision to enlarge the size of the vagina, making it easier for the baby's head to emerge. 
D) the doctor decides the mother requires a Caesarean section procedure.

Question 17

An adult male typically produces several _____ sperm a day.

Accepted Answer

A) thousand 
B) hundred thousand 
C) million 
D) hundred million

Question 18

Infants who are born prior to 37 weeks after conception are called

Accepted Answer

A) low-birth-weight. 
B) small-for-gestational-age. 
C) preterm. 
D) very-low-birth-weight.

Question 19

Evan and Evelyn are twins but are not genetically identical.They are ________ twins.

Accepted Answer

A) gamete 
B) dizygotic 
C) monozygotic 
D) zygote

Question 20

Male and female reproductive cells are also known as

Accepted Answer

A) gametes. 
B) zygotes. 
C) genes. 
D) chromosomes.

Exam 2: The Start of Life

Huela is going to have her first child and talks to her physician about assessing the health of her unborn child.The physician recommends a test which combines a blood test and ultrasound sonography.Which procedure was recommended?

Genetic counsellors are trained to use a variety of data to help people deal with issues related to inherited disorders, including the age of the mother and the father.

About ___ babies born to mothers over 40 have .

The process of fertilization typically takes place in the

Elena is reading a fairy tale to her newborn baby as she feeds the baby its bottle.Although the milk in the bottle is gone, the baby continues to suck on the nipple as the mother continues to read the baby the story.This is an example of what type of conditioning?

Humans possess a novelty-seeking gene that affects the production of the brain chemical dopamine, which makes some people more prone to seek out novel situations and to take risks.

A child's sex is determined by which biological factor?

Compared to Canada, much of the rest of the industrialized world uses far _ midwives, and home births are common.

Postpartum depression may be triggered by pronounced swings in hormone production that occur after birth.These hormones are

Mendel's pea plant experiments established the existence of dominant and recessive traits.

If the child has an XX pairing on the 23^rd chromosome, the child will be

The male reproductive cell is called a(n)

Most research suggests that the drugs that are currently used during labour produce only minimal risks to the fetus and neonate.

_______________ is essential to early neonatal development, including promoting growth of the infant, lactation in the mother, and improving sleep.

Preterm infants are at a high risk of illness and death because

During childbirth, the obstetrician decides that there is a need for an episiotomy.That means

An adult male typically produces several _____ sperm a day.

Infants who are born prior to 37 weeks after conception are called

Evan and Evelyn are twins but are not genetically identical.They are ________ twins.

Male and female reproductive cells are also known as