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CLEP Biology: Human Growth And Development
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Answer 17 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hearing impairment in old age
presbycusis
ADHD symptoms
cephalocaudal development
toxoplasmosis
2. The control of more than one phenotypic characteristic by a single gene (eg. Marfan's Syndrome is cause by a single mutation but causes issues with bones - aorta - and vision)
toxoplasmosis
ADHD symptoms
pleiotropy
amniocentesis
3. Areas of the human body with heightened sensitivity
Parkinson's disease
thalidomide
germinal stage
erogenous zones
4. Minimal brain dysfunction characterized by hyperactivity - distractibility - impulsivity
psychogenic amnesia
ADHD symptoms
Parkinson's disease
cephalocaudal development
5. Drug for insomnia and nausea that later showed to be a teratogen causing limb deformities in fetuses
olfaction and taste
thalidomide
presbycusis
germinal stage
6. These senses are fully-developed in newborns
polygenic traits
ADHD symptoms
pleiotropy
olfaction and taste
7. An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
mental retardation
germinal stage
olfaction and taste
toxemia
8. Degenerative brain disorder often traced to illness in early childhood like meningitis
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9. Traits controlled by two or more genes
olfaction and taste
polygenic traits
toxemia
pleiotropy
10. First 2 weeks of fetal development; spans the period from fertilization through implantation
pleiotropy
toxoplasmosis
mental retardation
germinal stage
11. Neurological disorder characterized by abnormal communication/social skills - obsessive behavior - regression. 4x more prevalent in boys
erogenous zones
pleiotropy
autism symptoms
toxemia
12. Loss of memory resulting from repression of psychological - emotional trauma or damage
psychogenic amnesia
erogenous zones
olfaction and taste
thalidomide
13. Disorder defined by IQ<70
autism symptoms
toxoplasmosis
mental retardation
pleiotropy
14. Testing fluid from the amnionic sac
amniocentesis
ADHD symptoms
mental retardation
toxemia
15. A parasite which is most commonly transmitted from animals to humans by contact with contaminated feces especially damaging to fetus.
toxemia
thalidomide
olfaction and taste
toxoplasmosis
16. A sequence of physical maturation and growth that proceeds from the head (cephalic region) to the tail (or caudal region).
thalidomide
Parkinson's disease
erogenous zones
cephalocaudal development
17. Birth complication of severe hypoxia - often due to tangled umbilical cord. affects 1%
polygenic traits
germinal stage
amniocentesis
anoxia