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