Humanities Homework Help

1.If Jaya (female) is trying to figure out if her innate musicality comes from her genetics or her environment, she looks to her family. Her mother is very talented musically, and her family environment typically revolves around musical events (concerts, lessons, etc). The type of environmental correlation she is experiencing is:

Active genotype-environment correlation

Evocative genotype-environment correlation

Simple genotype-environment correlation

Passive genotype-environment correlation

2.Females are more affected by sex-linked disorders because they have 2 X chromosomes.

True

False

3. Gametes are the cells used in sexual reproduction, with specific ones being the sperm and ova.

True

False

4. Lou (male) has the same color hair as both of his parents. Because it is likely that he received the same genes from his mother and father, he is probably _________ for that trait.

zygotic

recessive

heterozygous

homozygous

5. Approximately how many additional calories does a pregnant woman need to consume?

600

300

1,000

100

6. How many weeks is considered “full term” for a pregnancy?

37

40

35

42

7. What congenital infection causes severe brain abnormalities in the fetus?

Zika

Influenza A

Influenza B

Streptococcus

8. The structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment/oxygen from the mother to the developing embryo is called___________.

Placenta

Fallopian Tube

Cervix

Womb