Test One

Question 1

How many sperm does a man produce per second?

Answer 1

over 1,00 sperm

Question 2

How do the sperm find the egg?

Answer 2

in the fallopian tube, sense of smell, sniff their way to the egg

Question 3

When does conception occur?

Answer 3

sperm nucleus and egg’s nuclues combine,, unique combination

Question 4

Who determines the child’s sex?

Answer 4

the father, either X (girl), Y ( boy)

Question 5

How many cells does a blastocyst have about day 5?

Answer 5

around 100 cells and separate into two sets, baby and placenta

Question 6

What happens to the egg at day 1?

Answer 6

egg divides for the `1st time, makes entire copy fo genetic code

Question 7

What are the inner cells fo the blastocyst called?

Answer 7

the embryo, stem cells

Question 8

How are these cells unique?

Answer 8

they can turn into any type of cell and be any part of the body

Question 9

At 3 weeks the top of the folded tube becomes what?

Answer 9

the head

Question 10

What is the first organ?

Answer 10

the heart

Question 11

What this organ forms what size is the embryo?

Answer 11

about the side of kidney bean

Question 12

When does the baby’s body catch up to its head size?

Answer 12

won’t catch up until adolescence

Question 13

What purpose does the yolk sac serve?

Answer 13

used briefly, generates nutrients and blood cells for growing embryo

Question 14

What is an ultrasound?

Answer 14

peer into the womb, allows people and doctors to see growing baby

Question 15

How many types of cells does the 3 month old fetus have?

Answer 15

over 200 types of cells, all organs have formed

Question 16

What percent fo the fertilized egg survive?

Answer 16

only 50%

Question 17

When does the fetus develop its own unique fingerprints?

Answer 17

at 5 months

Question 18

What may change after the birth of the baby?

Answer 18

the baby will be able, eye color,

Question 19

What can the baby hear while in the uterus?

Answer 19

yes, noises from moving, mother’s voice, music, loud noises, voices, hears mother voice differently

Question 20

Can the baby see?

Answer 20

yes, but it is dark in the womb so they cant see much

Question 21

Describe the baby at birth.

Answer 21

easier on mother if she is standing or squatting or sitting, 1) contractions start and water breaks, 2) baby born by pushing and contractions, 3) placenta is birthed

Question 22

What are the five steps of the scientific method?

Answer 22

1. Begin with curiosity
2. develop hypothesis
3. test the hypothesis
4. draw conclusions
5. report the results

Question 23

Why is replication important?

Answer 23

shows validity and consistency in results

Question 24

What basic question is at the heart of the nature versus nurture controversy?

Answer 24

How much of any characteristic, behavior, or emotion is the result of genes and how much is the result of experience?

Question 25

What is the difference between “genetics” and “epigenetics”?

Answer 25

epigenetics-environmental forces that effect gene expression

genetics-the gene itself

Question 26

What are the three domains of development?

Answer 26

biological, cognitive and psychological

Question 27

How might differential susceptibility apply to understanding students’ varied responses to a low exam grade?

Answer 27

varies due to what genes they have

Question 28

How does multidisciplinary research connect with the three domains?

Answer 28

a person’s thinking and social relationships are affected by their bodies and vice versa

Question 29

How can both continuity and discontinuity be true for human development?

Answer 29

different parts of development happens in consciousness and some happen in stages

Question 30

How does the exosystem affect children’s schooling?

Answer 30

the educational systems determine what is taught in the schools

Question 31

What are some cohort differences between your generation and the one of your parents?

Answer 31

parents: 9/11
us: sandy hook shooting

Question 32

What factors comprise a person’s SES?

Answer 32

occupation, place of residence, education

Question 33

Can you think of an example (not one in the book) of a social construct?

Answer 33

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