QUESTIONS

(TRUE/FALSE):
1. If you are treated with kindness you grow to be kind.
2. If a zygote has everything it needs it will grow normally.
3. Ethylene oxide is a carcinogen.
4. All birth defects are caused by mutation.
5. Cigarette smoking and alcohol have no effect on a developing embryo.
6. Scientists use mice as experimental animals because they multiply rapidly.
7. All mutations are genetic.
8. The life cycle of a mammal begins at birth.
9. A fertilized egg is a zygote.
10. The boundary between zygote and embryo is just a matter of definition.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
11. Which is not a mutagen:
a. ethylene oxide
b. alcohol
c. thalidimide
d. water
e. viruses
12. Nature seems to be more important for the development of:
a. intelligence
b. genetic traits
c. acquired characteristics
d. political theories
e. art appreciation
13. Nurture seems to be more important for the development of:
a. genetic traits
b. mutations
c. science
d. physics
e. acquired characteristics
14. Exposure to ethylene oxide very early in a zygote's development may lead to:
a. genetic mutations
b. non-genetic mutations
c. a disorder called St. Elmo's fire
d. genetic alterations
e. disjunction
15. Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by:
a. ethylene oxide exposure
b. a malformed zygote
c. smoking and drinking
d. a mother drinking alcoholic beverages
e. a baby drinking alcoholic beverages

ESSAY:
16. What is the difference between nature and nurture? Give some examples.
17. Make up an example to explain how a genetically determined tall man may grow to be a short adult.
18. Describe how a multi-car accident on a highway may stop normal traffic flow. Parallel this to the cellular development of an embryo.
19. Why is a zygote more susceptible to damage than a larger embryo?
20. Explain how a genetic mutation may cause the same defect as one produced by a chemical mutagen.