ACTUAL TEST FOR WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM TESTBANK
LATEST WITH COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
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What is physical growth?
ANSWERS: Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
What does physical development aid in?
ANSWERS: Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones, muscles, and
heart.
What is motor development?
ANSWERS: Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
What do gross motor skills focus on?
ANSWERS: Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms, and
legs.
,What is the cephalocaudal path of development?
ANSWERS: Development that proceeds from head to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development?
ANSWERS: Development that proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development?
ANSWERS: Processes used to take in information from the
environment.
How can sensory processes be affected?
ANSWERS: By the infant's developing motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development?
ANSWERS: It is related to improved infant, child, and maternal
health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor?
ANSWERS: A disease caused by protein deficiency.
,When does kwashiorkor often occur?
ANSWERS: After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes?
ANSWERS: Inherited building blocks that determine development.
What is mitosis?
ANSWERS: Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into two
cells.
What happens in meiosis?
ANSWERS: Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting in four
cells.
What is genotype?
ANSWERS: Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype?
ANSWERS: Features that are expressed.
, What are dominant genes?
ANSWERS: Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes?
ANSWERS: Express themselves only when paired with similar gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics?
ANSWERS: Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality?
ANSWERS: Inheriting too many or too few chromosomes.
What are teratogens?
ANSWERS: Environmental factors that can cause disorders in infants.
What are examples of teratogens?
ANSWERS: Smoking, binge drinking, mercury exposure, rubella.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM TESTBANK
LATEST WITH COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
LATEST UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS.
What is physical growth?
ANSWERS: Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
What does physical development aid in?
ANSWERS: Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones, muscles, and
heart.
What is motor development?
ANSWERS: Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
What do gross motor skills focus on?
ANSWERS: Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms, and
legs.
,What is the cephalocaudal path of development?
ANSWERS: Development that proceeds from head to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development?
ANSWERS: Development that proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development?
ANSWERS: Processes used to take in information from the
environment.
How can sensory processes be affected?
ANSWERS: By the infant's developing motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development?
ANSWERS: It is related to improved infant, child, and maternal
health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor?
ANSWERS: A disease caused by protein deficiency.
,When does kwashiorkor often occur?
ANSWERS: After the birth of another sibling.
What are genes?
ANSWERS: Inherited building blocks that determine development.
What is mitosis?
ANSWERS: Nucleus makes copy of chromosomes and splits into two
cells.
What happens in meiosis?
ANSWERS: Chromosomes duplicate and divide twice, resulting in four
cells.
What is genotype?
ANSWERS: Sum total of inherited genes.
What is phenotype?
ANSWERS: Features that are expressed.
, What are dominant genes?
ANSWERS: Express themselves in phenotype.
What are recessive genes?
ANSWERS: Express themselves only when paired with similar gene.
What disorders are linked to genetics?
ANSWERS: Sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, hemophilia.
What is a chromosomal abnormality?
ANSWERS: Inheriting too many or too few chromosomes.
What are teratogens?
ANSWERS: Environmental factors that can cause disorders in infants.
What are examples of teratogens?
ANSWERS: Smoking, binge drinking, mercury exposure, rubella.
