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HOSA HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (91) Q & A
What is human growth and development?
- answer- The study of how people change as they go through life
What occurs during physical development?
- answer- Concerns all bodily changes that occur as a person grows and ages
Intellectual Development
- answer- Deals with a persons ability to learn and then apply this knowledge to new
problems
Emotional Development
- answer- Deals with changes in a persons ability to establish a unique identity
Social Development
- answer- The way that people interact with others.
What are the levels in the hierarchy of human needs and who developed this?
- answer- Abram Maslow was responsible for developing this.
1. Food, Shelter, and bodily comfort
2. Safety and Security
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3. Feel loved and a sense of belonging
4. Self esteem and control
5. Live up to ones potential
What is genetics?
- answer- An area of biology that deals with the passing of genes from parents to children.
How many pairs of chromosomes are in DNA?
- answer- 23 pairs
What is the function of chromosomes?
- answer- They determine hereditary chromosomes.
What happens when genes mutate?
- answer- They normally become the basis for some form of disease.
What are single-gene diseases?
- answer- This results from an individual mutant gene and may cause a failure to create
something necessary.
What are some examples of single-gene diseases?
- answer- Cystic Fibrosis, Hemophilia, Albinism, Huntingtons disease
HOSA HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (91) Q & A
What is human growth and development?
- answer- The study of how people change as they go through life
What occurs during physical development?
- answer- Concerns all bodily changes that occur as a person grows and ages
Intellectual Development
- answer- Deals with a persons ability to learn and then apply this knowledge to new
problems
Emotional Development
- answer- Deals with changes in a persons ability to establish a unique identity
Social Development
- answer- The way that people interact with others.
What are the levels in the hierarchy of human needs and who developed this?
- answer- Abram Maslow was responsible for developing this.
1. Food, Shelter, and bodily comfort
2. Safety and Security
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3. Feel loved and a sense of belonging
4. Self esteem and control
5. Live up to ones potential
What is genetics?
- answer- An area of biology that deals with the passing of genes from parents to children.
How many pairs of chromosomes are in DNA?
- answer- 23 pairs
What is the function of chromosomes?
- answer- They determine hereditary chromosomes.
What happens when genes mutate?
- answer- They normally become the basis for some form of disease.
What are single-gene diseases?
- answer- This results from an individual mutant gene and may cause a failure to create
something necessary.
What are some examples of single-gene diseases?
- answer- Cystic Fibrosis, Hemophilia, Albinism, Huntingtons disease
