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WorksheetsBirth, Childhood & Heredity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Learning to control the elimination of body wastes is an important developmental task of
Infancy
Early childhood
Late childhood
Childhood
What factor influencing the baby’s health is outside a mother-to-be’s control?
Heredity
Alcohol consumption
Prenatal care
Proper nutrition
A procedure that takes place around the eighth week of fetal development, in which a small piece of membrane from an outer layer of tissue from the embryo is examined for possible genetic defects is
Chorionic villi sampling
Amniocentesis
Ultrasound
The Apgar test
A genetic disorder that affects about one in every 2,000 infants and causes difficulty in breathing and digestion is
Phenylketonuria
Sickle cell anemia
Cystic fibrosis
Down syndrome
An example of a genetic disorder is
Fetal alcohol syndrome
A baby born prematurely
An ovum with an X chromosome
Sickle cell anemia
The process in which the zygote, having become the blastocyst, attaches to the lining of the uterus is
Embryonic development
Amniocentesis
Implantation
Fertilization
How can parents help a child develop a sense of autonomy?
Criticize whenever the child fails
Insist on doing everything for the child
Never let the child fail
Allow the child to do what he or she can do for himself or herself
Learning to eat solid food, beginning to walk and explore the environment, perceiving objects and people and learning to talk are some of the developments which occur during
Infancy
Early childhood
Childhood
Late childhood
A procedure in which a syringe is inserted through the pregnant female’s abdominal wall to extract a sample of the fluid surrounding the developing fetus in order to test for the health of the fetus is
The Apgar test
Ultrasound
Amniocentesis
Chorionic villi sampling
What is the leading cause of death in the first year of life in the United States?
Alcohol poisoning
Accident
Low birth weight
Respiratory problems
