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Prenatal and Newborn Development

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a zygote?

a)

A newly fertilized egg

b)

A developed human organism

c)

Substances that prevent the fetus from developing normally.

d)

None of the above

2.

True or False: Most of the body’s organs have formed by the end of the embryonic stage.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is an embryo?

a)

A newly fertilized egg

b)

A developed human organism

c)

Substances that prevent the fetus from developing normally.

d)

A developing human organism from 2 weeks after fertilization until the end of week 8

4.

Which of the following is NOT a teratogen

a)

Nicotine

b)

Alcohol

c)

Caffeine

d)

Toxic chemicals in the air or water

5.

True or False: Rooting reflex is a baby’s tendency, when touched on the cheek, to open the mouth

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Temperament appears to NOT be tied to our genetic makeup

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Maturation leads to which of the following developments?

a)

A desire to acquire new life experiences

b)

Consistent behavior

c)

Delayed development

d)

Advanced thinking skills

8.

We can’t remember much before about the age of 3. Why is this?

a)

We do not care about these life experiences

b)

They have been replaced by new memories

c)

 We did not have the neural connections in our brains that allow us to remember.

d)

We were too distracted by our environments

9.

What is the EARLIEST motor skills a child develops

a)

Lifts head up 90 degrees when laying on stomach

b)

Walks holding on

c)

Stands alone well

d)

Sits without support

10.

What is the importance of the placenta?

a)

Provide the fetus with oxygen

b)

Provide the fetus with nutrients

c)

It screens out some substances that could harm the fetus

d)

All of the above