Dev Psych Quiz 3

The _____ is the inner layer of the embryo from which the lungs and digestive system develop.

endoderm

When children who are reared by adoptive parents are nonetheless more similar to their natural parents in a trait, it can be concluded that:

genetics play a role in the development of those characteristics.

Twins that derive from a single zygote that has split into two are called:

monozygotic (MZ) twins.

If an individual gets a recessive gene for eye color from both parents, the:

recessive trait will develop

Chromosomes are _____ structures found in cells.

rod-shaped

is a sexually transmitted infection that, in advanced stages, can attack major organ systems.

syphilis

Daisy was always unusually short for her age. She was unable to conceive a child after marriage, and upon visiting a doctor, she was prescribed estrogen replacement therapy. Daisy is most likely suffering from:

turner syndrome

Which of the following statements is a symptom of cystic fibrosis in children?

ystic fibrosis leads to the excessive production of thick mucus that clogs the pancreas and lungs.

Individuals with Klinefelter syndrome produce:

Individuals with Klinefelter syndrome produce:

__ is a life-threatening disease, characterized by high blood pressure that may afflict women late in the second or early in the third trimester.

Preeclampsia

Which of the following statements about Rh incompatibility is true?

Rh incompatibility occurs due to antibodies transmitted to a fetus during subsequent deliveries causing brain damage or death.

was a drug marketed in the 1960s to pregnant women that caused birth defects such as missing or stunted limbs in infants.

Thalidomide

Once the testes have developed in the embryo, they begin to produce male sex hormones, or _____.

androgens