A.   Phenotypes 

B.   Alleles 

C.   Genotypes

D.   Chromosomes

A.   Genotype 

B.   Karyotype 

C.   Phenotype 

D.   Chromosome

A.   Slit itself in thirds 

B.   Duplicate itself 

C.   Divide itself in half

D.   Untwist itself 

A.   Autosomes 

B.   Phenotypes

C.   Gametes 

D.   Alleles 

A.   Doubles the number of chromosomes normally present in the body cells 

B.   Halves the number of chromosomes normally present in the body cells

C.   Results in dizygotic twins

D.   Permits the chromosomes to copy themselves 

A.   Sperm cells do not reach maturity until adolescence 

B.   Meiosis results in just one sperm cell 

C.   The cells from which sperm arise are produced continuously throughout life

D.   About 1 to 2 million sperm are produced when meiosis is complete

A.   For about three decades 

B.   For about two decades

C.   At any age after sexual maturity 

D.   For about four decades

A.   Fraternal twin

B.   Male 

C.   Female

D.   An identical twin

A.   The ovum is carrying an X Chromosome or Y chromosome 

B.   The sperm fertilizes an X-bearing ovum or a Y bearing ovum 

C.   The X and Y chromosomes separate into sperm cells or ovum 

D.   An X-bearing sperm or a Y-bearing sperm fertilizes the ovum

A.   Dominant 

B.   Dominant- recessive 

C.   A Carrier 

D.   Recessive

A.   Facial dimples 

B.   Red hair

C.   Curly hair

D.   v

A.   Rates of mental retardation, learning disabilities, and behavior disorders are higher among females than males

B.   Rates of miscarriage, infant death, and childhood death are higher among males than females

C.   The female infant is at a disadvantage compared to the male infant 

D.   Worldwide, approximately 106 girls are born for every 100 boys 

A.   Huntington disease 

B.   Sickle cell anemia 

C.   Fragile X syndrome

D.   Marfan syndrome

A.   Genomic imprinting 

B.   X-linked inheritance

C.   Codominance 

D.   Genetic Mutations 

A.   Hemophilia

B.   Cystic fibrosis 

C.   Childhood cancer

D.   PKU 

A.   Klinefelter

B.   Turner 

C.   XYY

D.   down

A.   about 10 percent of American babies are conceived through this technique 

B.   Doctors are required to keep records of the characteristics of sperm donors

C.    It cannot be performed on women whose fallopian tubes have been damaged 

D.   The success rate of in-virto fertilization declines steady with age

A.   Arrangements rarely proceed smoothly 

B.   Usually involves the wealthy as contractors for infants and the less economically advantaged as surrogates 

C.   Is the least controversial from of medically assisted conception 

D.   Is illegal in most U.S. states

A.   Maternal blood analysis 

B.   Fetoscope

C.   amniocentesis 

D.   Ultrasound

A.   Fare less well than children who return to their biological mothers

B.   Have trouble developing feelings 

C.   Are more like their adoptive parents than their biological parents in intelligence and personality 

D.   Tend to have more learning and emotional difficulties than other children 

A.   Coparenting 

B.   Induction

C.   Niche-picking

D.   Permissive parenting 

A.   Piano lessons 

B.   Parental conflict

C.   An inspiring teacher 

D.   Harsh discipline 

A.   Ignore their child's misbehavior 

B.   Reward their children for good behavior 

C.   Use coercive discipline 

D.   Engage in permissive child rearing

A.   Immigrant children 

B.   adopted children

C.   Children from single-parent families

D.   Children of poverty 

A.   Value their children character more than their accomplishments 

B.   Make fewer demands on their children than their less-well off counterparts

C.   Are nearly as physically and emotionally unavailable to their youngsters as parents coping with serious financial strain

D.    Engage in parenting that promotes favorable development

A.   No measurable

B.   A greater

C.   A similar 

D.   A lesser

A.   Mid-sized city 

B.   Large urban area

C.   Small town

D.   Urban neighborhood 

A.   More; participate in civic groups

B.   Less; have contact with their children teachers

C.   Less; occupy positions of leadership

D.   More; visit museums on regular basis

A.   Macrosystems

B.   Microsystems

C.   Subcultures 

D.   Collectivist societies

A.   Define themselves as part of a group 

B.   Are largely concerned with their own personal needs 

C.   Stress individuals goals over group goals

D.   Think of themselves as separate entities 

A.   Interdependent 

B.   Individualistic 

C.   Tribal

D.   Collectivist 

A.   Now has a universal, publicly funded health-care system

B.   Provides national standard and funding for child care 

C.   Spend more public funds on education from sweden 

D.   Has a higher infant death rate than canada and spain 

A.   Affordable child care is available for most families across the US 

B.   The united states ranks first in the industrialized world in public funding for child care 

C.   The US has been slow to move toward national standards and funding for child care

D.   Although affordable child care is in short supply, nearly all programs are high quality

A.   Hungary 

B.   Slovakia

C.   The US

D.   Czech Republic 

A.   Social programs are rarely cost effective 

B.   Cultural values of self-reliance and privacy have made government hesitant to become involved in family matters

C.   Such government policies have failed in other western countries 

D.   The US already ranks at the top on key measures children health and well-being

A.   Provides free legal services to low-income families of children with disabilities 

B.   Is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children in poverty in non-industrialized nation 

C.   Engages in public education, legal action, drafting of legislation, congressional testimony and community organizing

D.   Releases the Policy Book every two years, providing an in-depth compilation of policies for children 

A.   Behavioral genetics

B.   Epigenesis 

C.   Child development

D.   Environmental genetics

A.   Scientists have determined that heredity plays a larger role than the environment in human development 

B.   Researchers use heritability estimated to infer the role of the environment in complex human characteristics

C.   Genetic markers explain nearly all of the variation in human behavior 

D.   A growing number of researchers regard the question of how much heredity and environment contribute to differences among people as unanswerable 

A.   Correlation coefficients 

B.   Niche-picking

C.   Heritability estimates 

D.   epigenesist 

A.   Structured observation

B.   Kinship study

C.   Experimental design 

D.   Case study

A.   Heritability of intelligence does not increase over the lifespan 

B.   Differences in genetic makeup explain about one quarter of the variation in intelligence

C.   Heritability of personality increases over the lifespa

D.   Genetic Factors are important in personality 

A.   People have unique, genetically influenced reaction to particular experiences 

B.   Heredity restricts the development of some characteristics to just one or a few outcomes

C.   People with different gene- environment combination never respond similarly 

D.   People respond similarity to the same qualities of the environment 

A.   They will each respond differently to the same environment 

B.   They will all experience the same increase in intelligence 

C.   They will all obtain an average intelligence score 

D.   Hermione will outperform Harry and Ron on intelligence measures

A.   Heritability estimation

B.   Gene-Environment correlation 

C.   natural selection

D.   Canalization

A.    Evocate correlation 

B.   Range of reaction

C.   A passive correlation

D.   An active correlation 

A.   Passive

B.   Evocative 

C.   Active 

D.   Dynamic 

A.   Create active

B.   Promote evocative 

C.   Uncouple unfavorable

D.   Promote Passive