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1
Except for the sex cell (the egg or sperm), every cell in the human body with a nucleus has 46 chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
2
When a trait is recessive, the characteristic will show up whether or not both partners carry the trait.
A)True
B)False
3
Research indicates that adopted children are more like their adoptive parents than their biological parents.
A)True
B)False
4
Heritability statistic estimates the extent to which the differences, or variation, in a specific phenotypic characteristic within a group of people can be attributed to their offspring.
A)True
B)False
5
A fixed action pattern is a learned response that does not need to be triggered by a particular stimulus.
A)True
B)False
6
The more genes people have in common, the greater the likelihood their IQ's will be similar.
A)True
B)False
7
Children who are removed from deprived homes and placed in middle or upper-class adoptive homes show a gradual increase in IQ from 10-12 points, indicating the influence environment has on human development.
A)True
B)False
8
It appears that an individual's shared environment with his or her family plays the greatest role in personality development.
A)True
B)False
9
When a child's genetically-influenced behavior elicits certain responses from others it is called evocative influence.
A)True
B)False
10
Evoked culture refers to random events and accidents in gene reproduction during the division of cells.
A)True
B)False





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