Question 1

_____ can be done at any point in an individual's life span to diagnose a disease or find genetic clues that predict the likelihood of developing a disease.

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A)  Genetic testing
B)  Newborn screening
C)  Prenatal testing
D)  Carrier genetic testingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Lenny is a very active toddler who began to crawl, pull himself up to a standing position, walk, climb, and run at a very early age. Describe the two general ways in which a child's phenotype "creates" his or her environment. Then provide specific examples of how Lenny may actively create his environment.

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Question 3

There are _____ overweight and obese children and adolescents worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 million
B)  180 million
C)  250 million
D)  380 millionE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which statement about autism spectrum disorder is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is likely that autism spectrum disorder is caused by the MMR vaccine.
B)  It is clear that the cause of autism spectrum disorder is solely genetic.
C)  There are approximately 25 candidate genes associated with autism spectrum disorder.
D)  Autism spectrum disorder is known to be highly heritable.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which statement about synapses is TRUE?

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A)  Synapses keep the neuron functioning.
B)  Synapses are the connections between neurons.
C)  Synapses conduct electrical signals away from the cell body.
D)  Synapses contain DNA.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Testing fragments of fetal DNA that enter the mother's bloodstream as a form of prenatal testing is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
B)  noninvasive prenatal testing.
C)  aneuploidy.
D)  chorionic villus sampling.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Infant taste preferences

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A)  are innate.
B)  are learned in the first few weeks of life.
C)  differ from adult taste preferences.
D)  most likely do not have an evolutionary origin.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Consider the following statements. Statement A: congenitally blind individuals show activation of the visual cortex when reading Braille. Statement B: deaf individuals' responses to peripheral visual stimuli are several times stronger than those of hearing people. Which statement represents evidence of the ability of the human brain to reorganize when an expected form of sensory experience is absent?

Accepted Answer

A)  statement A only
B)  statement B only
C)  both statements A and B
D)  neither statement A nor statement BE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Behaviour genetics rests in part on the premise that to the extent environmental factors are important, individuals who _____ should be more similar than are individuals who _____.

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A)  are closely related; are unrelated
B)  are unrelated; are closely related
C)  have lived together; have not lived together
D)  have not lived together; have lived togetherE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Describe the components of the neuron and explain how neurons transfer information to one another.

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Neurons constitute the grey matter of th...

Question 11

Which type of prenatal testing uses fetal cells taken from the amniotic fluid to detect genetic anomalies?

Accepted Answer

A)  preimplantation genetic diagnosis
B)  noninvasive prenatal testing
C)  amniocentesis
D)  chorionic villus samplingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which factor is NOT associated with obesity?

Accepted Answer

A)  social isolation
B)  ethnicity
C)  diabetes
D)  adequate sleepE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

A clear relationship between the severity of the gene anomaly and the resulting phenotype is displayed by examining the genetic underpinnings of

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome.
B)  Williams syndrome.
C)  autism spectrum disorder.
D)  all of these.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Genes code for

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of proteins.
B)  specific behaviours.
C)  the construction of DNA.
D)  traits.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Children who suffer brain damage

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A)  tend to experience a shift in the area in which a particular brain function is located.
B)  can always make a complete and long-term recovery.
C)  suffer long-term consequences only if they are particularly genetically vulnerable to synapse elimination.
D)  All of the answers are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Imagine that researchers estimated the heritability score for trait W to be 45%. Which statement is a CORRECT interpretation of this estimate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differences between African Canadians and European Canadians on trait W are 45% due to differences in their genetic makeup.
B)  Jane Doe's level of trait W is 45% due to her genes.
C)  The amount of variation in trait W in an entire population is 45% due to genetic factors.
D)  All of these statements are correct interpretations of the estimate.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which structures increase the speed and efficiency of electrical impulse transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)  myelin sheaths
B)  synapses
C)  dendrites
D)  glial cellsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The manner in which individuals develop phenylketonuria is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  genotype-environment interaction.
B)  phenotype-environment interaction.
C)  direct inheritance.
D)  polygenic inheritance.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which is NOT an example of how associative learning can impact food choices of children?

Accepted Answer

A)  children being more likely to select foods that have been marketed using popular cartoon characters
B)  children refusing to eat foods they are unfamiliar with
C)  children selecting fast-food choices due to the prizes or toys offered
D)  children earing food items because they believe that other children like those food itemsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Sex-linked disorders associated with the X chromosome are

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to affect males.
B)  more likely to affect females.
C)  equally likely to affect males and females.
D)  a result of fragile-X syndrome.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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