EXAM1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS- DEP
According to data generated by the Human Genome Project, all humans share about _____ out of 1,000
DNA bases. - Answer-999
In order to produce fraternal twins you must have two - Answer-sperm
Following mitosis, each daughter cell has _____ number of chromosomes as the mother cell had. -
Answer-the same
Identical twins occur when a(n) _____ divides to form two separate, individual cells. - Answer-fertilized
ovum
We know that two people have precisely 50 percent of their genes in common if they are - Answer-
parent and child
Conception results in the immediate creation of a(n) - Answer-zygote
Maggie, who just found out she is four weeks pregnant, has syphilis. A competent doctor would MOST
LIKELY advise her to.. - Answer-..take penicillin treatments that will significantly reduce the chances that
the syphilis will impact her baby.
, Sally, who is pregnant, tests HIV-positive. When her daughter Jesse is born, she does not have the HIV
virus. Sally's doctor is MOST LIKELY to tell her... - Answer-..she should not breast feed her daughter, as
she might transmit the HIV virus through her breast milk.
The Apgar test assesses each of the following behaviors EXCEPT.. - Answer-vision
A fertile male will deposit about 300 _____ sperm during intercourse. - Answer-million
On average, the germinal period ends about ____ days after conception. - Answer-14
How does the blastocyst attempt to feed itself? - Answer-It feeds via tendrils from its outer layer
burrow into the walls of the uterus.
While observing developing cells, Dr. House shouts, "I am seeing actual organogenesis taking place!" In
simple terms, Dr. House is viewing - Answer-the initial formation of major body organs
all human babies, regardless of which culture they live in or which language is spoken around them,
begin to babble at about the same age. this is an example of: - Answer-species heredity
Virginia smoked heavily throughout her pregnancy. Her husband is very worried about this because of
the possibleeffects on his unborn child. Which of his concerns is most likely to occur? - Answer-low birth
weight
Ruth has just given birth to a baby girl. Right away, it appears that something is wrong—the child looks
odd. Shehas a small head, widely spaced eyes, and a flattened nose. What are the doctors most likely to
suspect? - Answer-Ruth consumed considerable quantities of alcohol during the pregnancy.
Codominance - Answer-A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive.
ANSWERS- DEP
According to data generated by the Human Genome Project, all humans share about _____ out of 1,000
DNA bases. - Answer-999
In order to produce fraternal twins you must have two - Answer-sperm
Following mitosis, each daughter cell has _____ number of chromosomes as the mother cell had. -
Answer-the same
Identical twins occur when a(n) _____ divides to form two separate, individual cells. - Answer-fertilized
ovum
We know that two people have precisely 50 percent of their genes in common if they are - Answer-
parent and child
Conception results in the immediate creation of a(n) - Answer-zygote
Maggie, who just found out she is four weeks pregnant, has syphilis. A competent doctor would MOST
LIKELY advise her to.. - Answer-..take penicillin treatments that will significantly reduce the chances that
the syphilis will impact her baby.
, Sally, who is pregnant, tests HIV-positive. When her daughter Jesse is born, she does not have the HIV
virus. Sally's doctor is MOST LIKELY to tell her... - Answer-..she should not breast feed her daughter, as
she might transmit the HIV virus through her breast milk.
The Apgar test assesses each of the following behaviors EXCEPT.. - Answer-vision
A fertile male will deposit about 300 _____ sperm during intercourse. - Answer-million
On average, the germinal period ends about ____ days after conception. - Answer-14
How does the blastocyst attempt to feed itself? - Answer-It feeds via tendrils from its outer layer
burrow into the walls of the uterus.
While observing developing cells, Dr. House shouts, "I am seeing actual organogenesis taking place!" In
simple terms, Dr. House is viewing - Answer-the initial formation of major body organs
all human babies, regardless of which culture they live in or which language is spoken around them,
begin to babble at about the same age. this is an example of: - Answer-species heredity
Virginia smoked heavily throughout her pregnancy. Her husband is very worried about this because of
the possibleeffects on his unborn child. Which of his concerns is most likely to occur? - Answer-low birth
weight
Ruth has just given birth to a baby girl. Right away, it appears that something is wrong—the child looks
odd. Shehas a small head, widely spaced eyes, and a flattened nose. What are the doctors most likely to
suspect? - Answer-Ruth consumed considerable quantities of alcohol during the pregnancy.
Codominance - Answer-A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive.
