Life Span Growth And
Development Test 1 Questions
and Answer 2026/2027 Sure Pass
If obesity is dominant and designated as "O" and thinness
is recessive and designated as "t," how many of the
following individuals would likely be obese: Ginger who is
"OO," Mary Ann who is "Ot," Thurston who is "tO," and
Gilligan who is "tt"?
a. 3
b.2
c. 4
d.1
Correct Answer: a.3
What should Danko do when he is informed that his
newborn son has PKU (phenylketonuria)?
a. Don't panic, since PKU can be cured with drug
treatments
b. Don't panic, since despite being a genetic disorder, it
can be controlled
through proper diet
c. Panic, since PKU is an incurable genetic disorder that
results in severe intellectual disability
d. Don't panic, since PKU is a sexlinked disorder that
affects only females
Correct Answer: B
Genes and environment
a. act independently throughout development.
b. interact dynamically throughout development.
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,c. act independently in childhood and interact dynamically
in adulthood.
d. interact dynamically in childhood and independently in
adulthood.
Correct Answer: b
The average child has approximately ____ genes.
a. 25,000,000,000
b. 25,000,000
c. 25
d. 25,000
Correct Answer: d
The placenta
a. allows for an exchange of nutrients and waste.
b. contains amniotic fluid.
c. directly connects the blood stream of the embryo to the
blood stream of
the mother.
d. helps the fetus to maintain a constant temperature.
Correct Answer:
Monozygotic is to dizygotic as
a. one egg is to two eggs.
b. dominant is to recessive.
c. heterozygous is to homozygous. d. one mother is to two
mothers.
Correct Answer: a
____ is characterized by progressive degeneration of the
nervous system.
a. Phenylketonuria
b. Down syndrome
c. Huntington's disease
d. Sicklecell disease
Correct Answer: c
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,Wilma is afraid of the pain involved in delivering her baby.
Are childbirth classes likely to help her?
a. No, because individuals who know most about the
birthing process experience the most pain.
b. No, because childbirth courses only make people more
knowledgable about the birthing process and can have no
effect on pain.
d. Yes, because women who take these courses report
experiencing less pain than women who don't.
Correct Answer: d
What effect is not associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
a. Slow growth
b. Retarded mental growth
c. Blindness
d. Misshapen face
Correct Answer:
By definition, premature infants are born prior to ____
weeks after conception.
a. 38
b. 42
c. 40
d. 36
Correct Answer: d
Because her birth weight was 1200 grams (about 3
pounds), Kia would be correctly classified as having a(n)
____ birth weight.
a. low
b. very low
c. normal
d. extremely low
Correct Answer: b
Human DNA is composed of a total of ____ different
nucleotide bases.
3
, a. 444
b. 23
c. 4
d. 30,000
Correct Answer:
Jose, who was adopted at birth, is found to have
personality characteristics more similar to his biological
mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret
this data?
a. Personality characteristics appear to be recessive.
b. Personality characteristics are learned.
c. Personality characteristics are influenced by genes.
d. Personality appears to be a polygenetic characteristic.
Correct Answer: c
A heritability coefficient of ____ means about 50 percent
of the difference between people on a specific
characteristic is the result of heredity.
a. .5
b. 5
c. 500
d. 50
Correct Answer: A
Which best describes the main finding of a study in which
pregnant mothers read the story The Cat in the Hat?
a. Prior to birth, the fetus begins to mimic the sounds its
mother makes.
b. After birth, infants appeared to recognize the rhythm at
which their
mother has read a story.
c. After birth, infants showed no reaction when they once
again heard a story that had been read by their mother
before they were born.
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Development Test 1 Questions
and Answer 2026/2027 Sure Pass
If obesity is dominant and designated as "O" and thinness
is recessive and designated as "t," how many of the
following individuals would likely be obese: Ginger who is
"OO," Mary Ann who is "Ot," Thurston who is "tO," and
Gilligan who is "tt"?
a. 3
b.2
c. 4
d.1
Correct Answer: a.3
What should Danko do when he is informed that his
newborn son has PKU (phenylketonuria)?
a. Don't panic, since PKU can be cured with drug
treatments
b. Don't panic, since despite being a genetic disorder, it
can be controlled
through proper diet
c. Panic, since PKU is an incurable genetic disorder that
results in severe intellectual disability
d. Don't panic, since PKU is a sexlinked disorder that
affects only females
Correct Answer: B
Genes and environment
a. act independently throughout development.
b. interact dynamically throughout development.
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,c. act independently in childhood and interact dynamically
in adulthood.
d. interact dynamically in childhood and independently in
adulthood.
Correct Answer: b
The average child has approximately ____ genes.
a. 25,000,000,000
b. 25,000,000
c. 25
d. 25,000
Correct Answer: d
The placenta
a. allows for an exchange of nutrients and waste.
b. contains amniotic fluid.
c. directly connects the blood stream of the embryo to the
blood stream of
the mother.
d. helps the fetus to maintain a constant temperature.
Correct Answer:
Monozygotic is to dizygotic as
a. one egg is to two eggs.
b. dominant is to recessive.
c. heterozygous is to homozygous. d. one mother is to two
mothers.
Correct Answer: a
____ is characterized by progressive degeneration of the
nervous system.
a. Phenylketonuria
b. Down syndrome
c. Huntington's disease
d. Sicklecell disease
Correct Answer: c
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,Wilma is afraid of the pain involved in delivering her baby.
Are childbirth classes likely to help her?
a. No, because individuals who know most about the
birthing process experience the most pain.
b. No, because childbirth courses only make people more
knowledgable about the birthing process and can have no
effect on pain.
d. Yes, because women who take these courses report
experiencing less pain than women who don't.
Correct Answer: d
What effect is not associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
a. Slow growth
b. Retarded mental growth
c. Blindness
d. Misshapen face
Correct Answer:
By definition, premature infants are born prior to ____
weeks after conception.
a. 38
b. 42
c. 40
d. 36
Correct Answer: d
Because her birth weight was 1200 grams (about 3
pounds), Kia would be correctly classified as having a(n)
____ birth weight.
a. low
b. very low
c. normal
d. extremely low
Correct Answer: b
Human DNA is composed of a total of ____ different
nucleotide bases.
3
, a. 444
b. 23
c. 4
d. 30,000
Correct Answer:
Jose, who was adopted at birth, is found to have
personality characteristics more similar to his biological
mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret
this data?
a. Personality characteristics appear to be recessive.
b. Personality characteristics are learned.
c. Personality characteristics are influenced by genes.
d. Personality appears to be a polygenetic characteristic.
Correct Answer: c
A heritability coefficient of ____ means about 50 percent
of the difference between people on a specific
characteristic is the result of heredity.
a. .5
b. 5
c. 500
d. 50
Correct Answer: A
Which best describes the main finding of a study in which
pregnant mothers read the story The Cat in the Hat?
a. Prior to birth, the fetus begins to mimic the sounds its
mother makes.
b. After birth, infants appeared to recognize the rhythm at
which their
mother has read a story.
c. After birth, infants showed no reaction when they once
again heard a story that had been read by their mother
before they were born.
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