Life The Essentials of Human Development Ist Edition By Gabriela Martorell – Test Bank

Life The Essentials of Human Development Ist Edition By Gabriela Martorell – Test Bank

Life: Essentials of Human Development, 1e (Martorell)

Chapter 3   Forming a New Life

1) The union of sperm and ovum to produce a zygote is called:

A) fertilization.

B) ovulation.

C) mutation.

D) canalization.

2) Xiomara is a 21-year-old woman. Since she turned 13, a mature follicle in either of her ovaries ruptured and released an egg every month. The biological process illustrated in this scenario is called:

A) gestation.

B) canalization.

C) fertilization.

D) ovulation.

3) Normally, fertilization takes place:

A) in the cervix, the opening of the uterus.

B) while the ovum is passing through the fallopian tube.

C) in the ovaries.

D) when a woman is ovulating.

4) ________ are the result of two separate eggs being fertilized by two different sperm cells to form two unique individuals.

A) Identical twins

B) Monozygotic twins

C) Dizygotic twins

D) Conjoined twins

5) Unlike monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins:

A) are highly vulnerable to twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.

B) tend to run in families.

C) are alike genetically.

D) tend to be of the same sex in most instances.

6) Dizygotic twins are different from monozygotic twins in that:

A) dizygotic twins result from the cleaving of one fertilized egg.

B) dizygotic twins are generally genetically identical and are also known as identical twins.

C) dizygotic twins are susceptible to twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.

D) genetically, dizygotic twins are like siblings who inhabit the same womb at the same time.

7) Colette and Ryan are throwing a birthday party for their twins Felix and Noah. Omar and Polina, their friends, are at the party. Omar tells Polina that Felix and Noah are monozygotic twins. However, Polina disagrees with Omar and argues that they are dizygotic twins. If true, which of the following statements strengthens Polina’s argument?

A) Colette has a twin brother.

B) Felix and Noah are very similar in appearance.

C) Felix and Noah had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in the prenatal stage.

D) Ryan has an identical twin, but there are no twins in Colette’s family.

8) Jorge and Julio are dizygotic twins, and their mother is also a dizygotic twin. Julio tells Jorge that any children born to either of them will also be twins. Jorge disagrees with his twin. Which of the following statements can Jorge use to weaken Julio’s argument?

A) The tendency to have dizygotic twins is often passed from a woman’s mother.

B) Monozygotic twins tend to run in families.

C) The tendency to have dizygotic twins is passed from fathers to their offspring.

D) Dizygotic twins are born only once in four generations.

9) Ariel and Daniel are 2-year-old twins. They look alike as they have identical genetic codes. In future, which of the following is likely to be true of them?

A) As they grow older, any differences they have will diminish entirely.

B) They will follow very similar developmental pathways.

C) As they grow older, they will look less similar and act more differently.

D) They will have identical twins.