CHILD PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
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A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
In the context of the infertility in women being caused by blockage of the Fallopian tubes, there
is 50 percent likelihood that the tubes are blocked by scar tissue from sexually transmitted
infections.
- ✔True
Which of the following is also called trisomy-21 because it is characterized in more than 90
percent of cases by an extra 21st chromosome?
- ✔down syndrome
Chromosomal abnormalities typically occur because of errors in cell division.
- ✔True
When the police ask a witness to describe an assailant and the witness says that the assailant is
tall with black, curly hair, the witness is describing the assailant's
- ✔phenotype
Which of the following statements about Down syndrome is true?
- ✔The risk of having a child with Down syndrome rises with the age of the mother
In the context of the genetic code, the fundamental unit of heredity is a chemical called
- ✔deoxyribonucleic acid
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A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
The simplest form of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is ________, and it can facilitate
conception if a man has a low sperm count.
- ✔artificial insemination
Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the influence of environment?
- ✔Sally was adopted when she was 2 years old, and she has developed a good vocabulary
because her adoptive father encourages her to read.
Genes that produce alternative expressions of a trait are called
- ✔alleles
Dan and Fiona find it difficult to conceive naturally and decide to utilize technology to conceive.
Fiona is first given fertility drugs to trigger the production of multiple ova. Her ova are then
removed surgically, fertilized in a laboratory dish, and implanted in her uterus. This technique is
called
- ✔in vitro fertilization
Every sex cell in the normal human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes.
- ✔False
An individual's _______ consists of his or her observable traits; and individual's _______ is his
or her underlying genetic makeup.
- ✔phenotype; genotype
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A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
In the context of assisted reproductive technology (ART), artificial insemination by a donor
recommended when
- ✔the male partner is infertile
A pattern of inheritance in which certain characteristics carried on the X chromosome inherited
from the mother are transmitted differently to her male and female offspring is called
- ✔sex-linked inheritance
Louise's blue eyes and petite frame are the observable characteristics that comprise her
- ✔phenotype
In the context of birth defects, which of the following is true of sickle-cell anemia?
- ✔It increases the susceptibility of at-risk individuals to pneumonia and stroke.
Intelligence is a trait that is
- ✔influenced by the effects of large numbers of genes working together
Heritability refers to the relative influence of heredity and environment in a particular
individual.
- ✔False
Which of the following statements is true about infertility?
- ✔Smoking is likely to have a strong negative effect on fertility.
COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
In the context of the infertility in women being caused by blockage of the Fallopian tubes, there
is 50 percent likelihood that the tubes are blocked by scar tissue from sexually transmitted
infections.
- ✔True
Which of the following is also called trisomy-21 because it is characterized in more than 90
percent of cases by an extra 21st chromosome?
- ✔down syndrome
Chromosomal abnormalities typically occur because of errors in cell division.
- ✔True
When the police ask a witness to describe an assailant and the witness says that the assailant is
tall with black, curly hair, the witness is describing the assailant's
- ✔phenotype
Which of the following statements about Down syndrome is true?
- ✔The risk of having a child with Down syndrome rises with the age of the mother
In the context of the genetic code, the fundamental unit of heredity is a chemical called
- ✔deoxyribonucleic acid
, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
The simplest form of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is ________, and it can facilitate
conception if a man has a low sperm count.
- ✔artificial insemination
Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the influence of environment?
- ✔Sally was adopted when she was 2 years old, and she has developed a good vocabulary
because her adoptive father encourages her to read.
Genes that produce alternative expressions of a trait are called
- ✔alleles
Dan and Fiona find it difficult to conceive naturally and decide to utilize technology to conceive.
Fiona is first given fertility drugs to trigger the production of multiple ova. Her ova are then
removed surgically, fertilized in a laboratory dish, and implanted in her uterus. This technique is
called
- ✔in vitro fertilization
Every sex cell in the normal human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes.
- ✔False
An individual's _______ consists of his or her observable traits; and individual's _______ is his
or her underlying genetic makeup.
- ✔phenotype; genotype
, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
In the context of assisted reproductive technology (ART), artificial insemination by a donor
recommended when
- ✔the male partner is infertile
A pattern of inheritance in which certain characteristics carried on the X chromosome inherited
from the mother are transmitted differently to her male and female offspring is called
- ✔sex-linked inheritance
Louise's blue eyes and petite frame are the observable characteristics that comprise her
- ✔phenotype
In the context of birth defects, which of the following is true of sickle-cell anemia?
- ✔It increases the susceptibility of at-risk individuals to pneumonia and stroke.
Intelligence is a trait that is
- ✔influenced by the effects of large numbers of genes working together
Heritability refers to the relative influence of heredity and environment in a particular
individual.
- ✔False
Which of the following statements is true about infertility?
- ✔Smoking is likely to have a strong negative effect on fertility.
