Chapter 17

Question 0

Egg cell

Answer 0

The reproductive cell from the female that joins with a sperm cell to make a new life

Question 1

Fertilization

Answer 1

The joining together of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell

Question 2

Sperm cell

Answer 2

Cell from the male that enters the egg cell during fertilization

Question 3

Uterus

Answer 3

A pear shaped organ inside a females body where the embryo is protected and nourished

Question 4

Embryo

Answer 4

The developing organism from fertilization to about the eighth week of its development

Question 5

Fetus

Answer 5

The developing organism from the end of the eighth week until birth

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Placenta

Answer 6

A thick, rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and that nourishes the fetus

Question 7

Umbilical cord

Answer 7

A tube that connects the mothers placenta to the fetus

Question 8

Cervix

Answer 8

The entry to the uterus

Question 9

Heredity

Answer 9

Passing traits from parents to their children

Question 10

Chromosomes

Answer 10

Threadlike structures found within the nucleus of a cell that carry the codes for inherited traits

Question 11

Genes

Answer 11

The basic units of heredity

Question 12

Genetic disorder

Answer 12

This is a disorder caused partly or completely by a defect in genes

Question 13

Environment

Answer 13

The sum total of a persons surroundings

Question 14

Prenatal care

Answer 14

Steps taken to provide for the health of a pregnant female and her baby

Question 15

Birth defects

Answer 15

Abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disability or death

Question 16

Developmental tasks

Answer 16

Events that need to happen in order for you to grow toward becoming a healthy, mature adult

Question 17

Infancy

Answer 17

The first year of life

Question 18

Toddlers

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Children between the ages of one and three who are learning to walk and talk

Question 19

Preschoolers

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Children between ages 3-5

Question 20

Puberty

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Is the time when you start developing physical characteristics of adults of your gender

Question 21

Chronological age

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Your age in measured years

Question 22

Biological age

Answer 22

Age determined by how well various parts of your body are working

Question 23

Social age

Answer 23

Age measured by your lifestyle and the connections you have with others