Lifecycle & Pregnancy: Two Truths & a Lie

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Which one is the lie? Many pregnancy symptoms are caused by a change in the female’s hormones., Common pregnancy symptoms can include nausea, breast discomfort, and food cravings., Women should continue taking their regular prescribed prescriptions during pregnancy in the same doses they took before becoming pregnant.

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Women should continue taking their regular prescribed prescriptions during pregnancy in the same doses they took before becoming pregnant.

Answer explanation

A pregnant woman’s heart and kidneys work harder, so this makes medicines pass through her body faster than usual. Her doctor may change how much she takes.

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Which one is the lie? Options: The ovum (egg cell) and sperm meet in a female’s fallopian tubes., The pregnancy does not begin until the fertilized egg implants in the uterus., It takes a minimum of one hundred sperm cells for fertilization.

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It takes a minimum of one hundred sperm cells for fertilization.

Answer explanation

Hundreds of millions of sperm are ejaculated but just one is able to fertilize an egg.

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Which one is the lie?
Options:
Smoking while pregnant or being exposed to secondhand smoke can be very dangerous to the baby.
A mother’s daily diet of junk food and skipped meals will negatively affect the baby even if she eats well for the last 3 months of pregnancy.
A mother and father’s health and wellness at the time of conception will not be a factor of their baby’s health one day.

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A mother and father’s health and wellness at the time of conception will not be a factor of their baby’s health one day.

Answer explanation

The health of the parents at the time of conception will determine many traits and characteristics of their baby’s health, wellness, and genetic makeup.

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Which one is the lie? Options: A low-birthweight baby will always be small for its age, but will otherwise be healthy. A premature birth could have been caused by a health decision the mother made when she was pregnant. The chances of having a premature baby increase if the mother is really young or if the mother is older but still able to have children.

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A low-birthweight baby will always be small for its age, but will otherwise be healthy.

Answer explanation

The birth weight of a baby does not directly correlate with the future size and/or weight of a child.

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Which one is the lie? The father has two Y sex chromosomes, one to pass on to the child., Prenatal can be defined as before birth., A zygote cell can also be considered an embryo.

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The father has two Y sex chromosomes, one to pass on to the child.

Answer explanation

Men have one X and one Y sex chromosome in each cell.

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Which one is the lie? It is important to see a general/family doctor in addition to an obstetrician when pregnant., It is not important for the father to share his medical history with the obstetrician or general/family doctor., An obstetrician is a doctor who specializes in pregnancy.

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It is not important for the father to share his medical history with the obstetrician or general/family doctor.

Answer explanation

The health of the father at the time of conception would determine many traits and characteristics of their baby’s health, wellness, and genetic makeup.

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Which one is the lie? Options: Premature babies often have trouble fighting off germs because their immune systems are not fully formed., A fetus is considered a prenatal organism until the end of pregnancy., A premature baby is considered a baby born more than 6 weeks before the due date.

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A premature baby is considered a baby born more than 6 weeks before the due date.

Answer explanation

A baby born 3 weeks or more before the mom’s due date is considered to be born prematurely.

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Which one is a lie? A general examination at the beginning of a pregnancy could include a blood test and urine test to check for presence of diseases. Morning sickness is a symptom that often lasts the entire length of pregnancy. Plenty of vitamins from the mother’s diet assist in the overall development of the fetus.

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Morning sickness is a symptom that often lasts the entire length of pregnancy.

Answer explanation

Morning sickness typically occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, but can last longer.

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Which one is a lie? Options: The ovum (egg cell) in a woman’s body is about as big as a grain of sand., A sperm is much larger than an ovum., At 8 months of pregnancy, the fetus should weigh between 4 and 6 pounds.

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A sperm is much larger than an ovum.

Answer explanation

An ovum is much larger than a single sperm cell.

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Which one is the lie? The mother and fetus at 8 weeks are connected by the fallopian tube., The uterus is often called "the womb"., The fetus receives nutrients, water, and oxygen from its mother through the umbilical cord.

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The mother and fetus at 8 weeks are connected by the fallopian tube.

Answer explanation

The umbilical cord is what connects the fetus to the placenta and the mother’s uterine wall.