NAME: ________________________

HG&D Ch3 (Heredity & Environment) Test

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of 46 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Parental Alliance
  2. Phenotype
  3. Average weight of a newborn is ___ lbs
  4. Humans have __ chromosomes (__pairs) and about _____ genes.
  5. Type 2 (Adult Onset) Diabetes
  1. a observable characteristic of a person (appearance, personality, intelligence, etc.)
  2. b cooperation b/t a mother and father based on their mutual communication to their childgren, the parents agree to support each other in their shared parental roles
  3. c 7.5
  4. d -46 chromosomes
    -23 pairs
    -25,000 genes
  5. e -A chronic disease in which the body does not produce enough insulun to adequately metabolize carbohydrates (glucose)
    -Typically develops in adults ages 50-60 w/ high body fat

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. a molecule of DNA that contains instructions to make proteins that a living thing needs
  2. 3 lbs 5 oz
  3. About 10% of people over age 90 are blind
  4. 40%
  5. agents and conditions, including viruses, drugs, and chemicals, that can impair prenatal development and result in birth defects or even death

5 True/False Questions

  1. Myopianearsightedness; most common vision problem in children

          

  2. Critical Periodthe time when a particular organ or other body part of the embryo/fetus is most susceptible to damage by teratogens

          

  3. Postpardum Depression is experienced by __-__% of women8-15%

          

  4. Teratologyagents and conditions, including viruses, drugs, and chemicals, that can impair prenatal development and result in birth defects or even death

          

  5. Anoxiaa lack of oxygen that, if prolonged during birth, can cause brain damage or death to a baby