Chapter 2 Genetics and Prenatal Development - Test Bank 1

Chapter 2 Genetics and Prenatal Development Section 1 Genetic Influence on Development 127
Test Item File 127
Multiple Choice Questions 127
Short Answer Questions 159
Essay Questions 160
MyDevelopmentLab Question Bank 162
Pre-Test 162
Post-Test 163
Chapter Exam 165
Quick Review 168
Video Guide Questions 171
Short Answer Questions 171
Multiple Choice Questions 171
Section 2 Prenatal Development and Prenatal Care 173
Test Item File 173
Multiple Choice Questions 173
Short Answer Questions 198
Essay Questions 199
MyDevelopmentLab Question Bank 201
Pre-Test 201
Post-Test 203
Chapter Exam 205
Quick Review 208
Video Guide Questions 210
Short Answer Questions 210
Multiple Choice Questions 210
Section 3 Pregnancy Problems 213
Test Item File 213
Multiple Choice Questions 213
Short Answer Questions 235
Essay Questions 236
MyDevelopmentLab Question Bank 238
Pre-Test 238
Post-Test 240
Chapter Exam 242
Quick Review 244
Video Guide Questions 247
Short Answer Questions 247
Multiple Choice Questions 247 Section 1 Genetic Influence on Development Test Item File
Difficulty
1=Easy; 2=Moderate; 3=Difficult Learning Objective number refers to the textbook's learning objectives. MDL Parallel Question ID refers to the correlating question found in
MyDevelopmentLab. For your convenience, the MyDevelopmentLab items for this
chapter are included in this document after the Test Item File.
Pre=Pre-Test
Post=Post-Test
CE=Chapter Exam
QR=Quick Review Multiple Choice Questions
1. The human body contains how many chromosomes?
a. 23
b. 46
c. 69
d. 92
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: Pre 2.1.1 2. The average human cell has ____ chromosomes.
a. 42
b. 46
c. 23
d. 26
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: Post 2.1.1 3. How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
a. 23
b. 46
c. 69
d. 92
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: CE 2.1.2 4. How many chromosomes from each pair of chromosomes are
generally inherited from the father?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page: 46
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 5. According to the text, chromosomes are composed of complex
molecules known as _____.
a. nucleotides
Incorrect. The complex molecules are known as DNA.
b. genes
c. DNA
Correct. DNA is a long strand of cell material that stores and
transfers genetic
information.
d. RNA
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Understand
MDL Parallel Question ID: Pre 2.1.5 6. Chromosomes are composed of complex molecules known as ____.
a. DNA
b. nucleotide pairs
c. genetic
d. dominant recessive
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 7. Chromosomes are organized into segments called ____.
a. DNA
Incorrect. The segments are called genes.
b. RNA
c. genes
Correct. Genes are segments of DNA that contain coded
instructions for the growth and
functioning of an organism.
d. nucleotides
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Understand
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 8. Genes contain paired sequences of chemicals called ____.
a. genes
b. RNA
c. DNA
d. nucleotides
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 9. Genes are made of ____.
a. protein segments
b. nucleotides
c. fatty cells
d. chromosomes
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: Post 2.1.2 10. Approximately how many genes comprise the human genome?
a. 10,000
b. 23,000
c. 50,000
d. 100,000
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 11. How many nucleotide pairs comprise the human genome?
a. 100,000
b. 150 million
c. 3 billion
d. 5 trillion
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 12. The totality of an individual's genes is referred to as his or
her ____.
a. phenotype
b. genotype
c. inheritance
d. environment
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: Post 2.1.3 13. An individual's complete genetic makeup is his or her ____.
a. genotype
b. phenotype
c. allele
d. reaction range
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: CE 2.1.4 14. A person's ____ is/are their genetic makeup, whereas a person's ____
is/are their characteristics.
a. phenotype; genotype
b. genotype; phenotype
c. nucelotides; DNA
d. DNA; nucleotides
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: QR 2.1.3 15. The expression of an individual's genetic material is referred
to as his or her _____.
a. phenotype
b. genotype
c. inheritance
d. environment
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 16. A person's characteristics are known as his or her ____.
a. phenotype
b. genotype
c. chromosomes
d. DNA
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 17. The difference between an individual's genotype and its
expression in his or her phenotype is a consequence of the person's
____.
a. genes
b. DNA
c. environment
d. parents
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remember
MDL Parallel Question ID: CE 2.1.5 18. Fred was born into a family with high musical talent. Both his
parents were professional musicians who encouraged and fostered his
musical development. Throughout childhood he practiced the guitar
whenever he could and eventually became a professional musician
himself. Which of the following best describes Fred's genotype?
a. Fred's musical genes
Correct. One's genotype is his or her complete genetic makeup.
b. Fred's musical talent
Incorrect. Musical talent is the characteristic, or the phenotype.
c. Fred's nurturing parents
d. Fred's musical genes and musical talent
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Apply
MDL Parallel Question ID: Pre 2.1.10, Post 2.1.10 19. Jill's mother was an All-American in the 1,500m and qualified
for the Olympic team in the marathon. Jill is a freshman in high
school and does not think that she will need to train to become a
member of the school's cross country team. Jill keeps telling you that
her mother was a great runner, so she will also be a great runner.
What do you think?
a. She is correct; she will be a great runner no matter what
she does.
Incorrect. Jill will need to train to become a great runner; that is,
she will need to interact with the environment to express those genes.
b. It is unlikely that Jill even has the genotype for
running.
c. Jill might have the genotype for running ability, but she will
need to train become a great runner.
Correct. The athletic ability that may be present in Jill's
genotype will not express itself if
she does nothing to encourage it, such as training.
d. Jill has also inherited the genes for superior
intelligence.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page: 45-46
Learning Objective: 2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Apply
MDL Parallel Question ID: N/A 20. Alejandro was born into a family with high musical talent. Both his
parents were professional musicians who encouraged and fostered his
musical development. Throughout childhood he practiced the guitar
whenever he could and eventually became a professional musician
himself. Which of the following best describes Alejandro's phenotype?
a. Alejandro's musical genes
Incorrect. Alejandro's musical genes are his genotype.
b. Alejandro's musical talent
c. Alejandro's nurturing parents
Correct. Alejandro's genotype includes exceptional musical ability,
but it's his parents' support of this ability that encouraged those
genes to be expressed.
d. Alejandro's practice of the guitar
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page: 46
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