Lifespan Development
Human beings have ___ chromosomes.
46
Sabrina really enjoys writing, so she makes sure to take as many literature and creative writing courses as she can in high school. This is an example of a ____ genotype to environment effect.
Active
Brown hair is dominant and red hair is recessive. A child with red hair is born to parents who have brown hair. For this to occur, who would have passed on a recessive red-hair gene?
Both parents
Karen has an extra copy of her 21st chromosome. Haren has ____ syndrome.
Down syndrome
The _____ layer of cells in the embryonic disk will become the nervous system and skin.
Ectoderm
During the ___ stage of prenatal development, the most rapid development occurs and all the major organs are formed.
Embryonic
The organism is increasing rapidly in size during this stage of prenatal development.
Fetal
According to Scarr and McCartney theory, our ___ influence how we experience our environment.
Genes
Babies born to mothers over age 35 have a greater risk of.
Having Down Syndrome
Besides helping with pain management, epidural analgesia also
Increases the risk of C section
One of the strongest criticisms of evolutionary psychology is
It can't be scientifically tested
Josh's son was born premature and the doctors suggested that he try ____ and hold his son skin to skin and chest to chest.
Kangaroo care
_____ syndrome is the most common type of sex - linked chromosomal abnormality in males and causes low testosterone production
Klinefelter
Dr. Jones studies how sex cells duplicate. This process is called
Meiosis
A new predator is hunting the local population of birds. Some of this species of bird have lighter colored feathers, which make it harder for the new predator to spot them. According to natural selection, what is likely to occur in the next few years?
More birds with light feathers will be born.
When Al is trying to get his one month old to sleep, he accidentally bumps her crib and she arches her back and flings out her arms and legs. This is an example of the
Moro reflex
In recent years the trend in the United States has been toward more _____ childbirth.
Natural
Paul Baltes believed the benefits of evolutionary psychology decreased with age. Why?
Natural selection is related to reproductive fitness
Marcus and Matthew are identical twins, but they are in different classes at school. This is an example of a(n) _______ environment.
Non - shared
Tia has been in labor for six hours and her cervix is dilated eight cm. She is on stage
One
Why are males more likely to be affected by mutated recessive genes on the X chromosome? They have
One X chromosome
Calvin's dad played soccer in college and began showing him soccer skills as soon as he could walk. This is an example of a _____ genotype to environment effect.
Passive
A person's specific eye and hair color is an example of theirs.
Phenotype
The field of evolutionary psychology focuses on how the ability to adapt and ___ influences behavior.
Reproduce
Dr. Sing is a breast cancer researcher who examines mutations on genes and their influence on the development of breast cancer. Dr. Singg studies _____ genes.
Susceptibility
Tesia just gave birth to twins and her doctor told her, "Congratulations, you have fraternal twins." How could the doctor know this right at birth?
The twins were opposite genders
To study behavioral genetics, researchers often use
Twins
Between 22 and 26 weeks the fetus reaches the age of ___, which means it can survive outside the womb.
Viability
What is formed within 36 hours of the sperm and the ovum uniting?
Zygote
