TEST BANK FOR DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 9TH EDITION FELDMAN COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

TEST BANK FOR DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 9TH EDITION FELDMAN COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) What is a female reproductive cell called? a) a gamete b) a sperm c) a zygote d) an ovum Answer: D Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. EMAIL ME: Feldman EMAIL ME: Development Across the Life Span, 9e Copyright © 2020, 2017, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 2.3. About an hour or so after a sperm enters the ovum, these two cells suddenly fuse, becoming one cell. What is this cell called? a) a chromosome b) DNA c) a zygote d) a gene Answer: C Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.4. What is the name of the new cell formed by the process of fertilization? a) fetus b) zygote c) ovum d) gamete Answer: B Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.5. Male and female reproductive cells are also known as what? a) gametes b) zygotes c) genes d) chromosomes Answer: A Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Feldman EMAIL ME: Development Across the Life Span, 9e Copyright © 2020, 2017, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 2.6. What is the basic unit of genetic information? a) zygote b) sperm c) gene d) gamete Answer: C Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.7. How are the blueprints for creating a person are stored and communicated? a) zygotes b) genes c) gametes d) the Golgi apparatus Answer: B Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.8. What is the substance that genes are composed of, that determines the nature of each cell in the body and how it will function? a) chromosomes b) gametes c) zygotes d) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Answer: D Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Feldman EMAIL ME: EMAIL ME: Development Across the Life Span, 9e Copyright © 2020, 2017, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 2.9. All genes are composed of specific sequences of which kind of molecules? a) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) b) calcium c) mitochondria d) ribonucleic acid (RNA) Answer: A Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.10. What is the name of the rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized in 23 pairs? a) genes b) gametes c) chromosomes d) monochromes Answer: C Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.11. What is the number of chromosomes along which genes are arranged in specific locations and in a specific order? a) 54 b) 52 c) 46 d) 23 Answer: C Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Feldman EMAIL ME: Development Across the Life Span, 9e Copyright © 2020, 2017, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 2.12. How many pairs of chromosomes are found in each of the non-sex cells? a) 54 b) 52 c) 46 d) 23 Answer: D Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Difficult APA LO: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. 2.13. Which process accounts for the replication of most types of cells, resulting in nearly all the cells in the body containing the same 46 chromosomes as the zygote? a) meiosis b) constriction c) mitosis d) reproduction Answer: C Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Difficult APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2.14. Gametes are formed in the human body through what process? a) replication b) meiosis c) mitosis d) neurogenesis Answer: B Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe how genes and chromosomes provide our basic genetic endowment. Topic: Genes and Chromosomes: The Code of Life Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Difficult APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.