Which statement given to expectant parents is FALSE?
A) The fetus is more vulnerable to teratogens than the embryo.
B) There is no medical consensus as to a "safe" amount of alcohol consumption for pregnant women.
C) Prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke can result in deficits in learning and attention.
D) Pregnant women should avoid eating fish containing trace amounts of mercury.
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Q3: Babies whose mothers smoke tobacco during pregnancy
Q5: Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings, a
Q5: The word teratogen refers to the:
A)agent that
Q6: The 2-week period of prenatal development that
Q8: Children of mothers who received insufficient nutrition
Q9: About what percentage of zygotes do not
Q10: The _ is the single fertilized cell
Q11: About _ percent of the growth of
Q18: During the embryonic stage,which event occurs?
A)An insulating
Q19: Each zygote contains _ chromosomes.
A)23
B)24
C)46
D)48
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