Download Human Services Child Development Multiple Choice Science Assessment Questions

Human Services
Child Development
Multiple Choice Science Assessment Questions
All science problems address TEKS 130.247. Child Development.
Child Development
(3) The student investigates strategies for optimizing the development of infants
of diverse backgrounds, including those with special needs. The student is
expected to:
(B) generate ideas and gather information relevant to care and protection
of infants such as child care options, abuse, guidance, services and
agencies, immunizations and appropriate health care
Biology
(4) Science concepts. The student knows that cells are the basic structures of all
living things with specialized parts that perform specific functions and that viruses
are different from cells. The student is expected to:
(C) compare the structures of viruses to cells, describe viral reproduction
and describe the role of viruses in causing diseases such as human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and influenza
Assessment Questions
1. Vaccines are used to prevent many childhood diseases. Which disease below is
caused by the varicella zoster virus which causes chicken pox?
a. Mumps
b. Shingles
c. Rubella
d. Measles
2. Which disease below can result in an episode of shingles in the elderly?
a. Measles
b. Rubella
c. Mumps
d. Chicken pox
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3. This childhood illness is caused by a virus that induces fever, a rash, a runny
nose, a cough and considered a respiratory disease. In adults and those who
have a weak immune system, the complications from this illness are potentially
deadly.
a. Measles
b. Rubella
c. Mumps
d. Chicken Pox
4. Vaccines are used to prevent many childhood viral diseases. This viral disease
can result in fever, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite and swelling of the salivary
glands.
a. Measles
b. Rubella
c. Mumps
d. Chicken Pox
5. Of serious concern to pregnant women because it can cause serious birth
defects to the fetus, this childhood disease can cause an acute onset of the
illness with fever and rash for approximately three days.
a. Measles
b. Rubella
c. Mumps
d. Chicken Pox
6. Which of the following is not a vaccine-preventable disease?
a. Pertussis
b. Varicella
c. Genital warts
d. Juvenile diabetes
7. Vaccines are important for all the reasons below except:
a. The immunity acquired from the mom during the pregnancy may only last
a short period (a few days to several months)
b. The child’s immune system may not be strong enough to recover from a
serious illness
c. They protect the overall health of the community
d. Children are born immune to most illnesses
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Child Development
(2) The student investigates components of optimal prenatal care and
development. The student is expected to:
(A) identify signs and stages of pregnancy
(B) analyze environmental and hereditary factors affecting fetal
development such as Mendel's Laws of Inheritance, genetics and
substances and how they affect the developing child and prenatal brain
development
(C) describe nutritional needs prior to and during pregnancy such as
impact of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates on fetal brain development
(D) analyze reasons for medical care and good health practices prior to
and during pregnancy
Biology
(5) Science concepts. The student knows how an organism grows and the
importance of cell differentiation. The student is expected to:
(C) describe the roles of DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and environmental
factors in cell differentiation
(6) Science concepts. The student knows the mechanisms of genetics,
including the role of nucleic acids and the principles of Mendelian Genetics.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify components of DNA, and describe how information for
specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA
(F) predict possible outcomes of various genetic combinations such as
monohybrid crosses, dihybrid crosses and non-Mendelian inheritance
8. A heterozygous color-blind female who is a carrier but does not have the disease
conceives a child with a non-color blind male. What percentage of children are
likely to be color blind if color blindness is a recessive trait?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
9. A female who is homozygous for type B blood has a child with a male who is type
AB blood. Which statement is true regarding their offspring?
a. 50% of the offspring will have type A blood
b. 50% off the offspring will have type B blood
c. 100% of the offspring will have type B blood
d. 50% of the offspring will have type O blood
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10. A female with type O blood marries a male with heterozygous type B blood.
Which statement is true?
a. 50% of the offspring will have type O blood
b. 50% of the offspring will have type A blood
c. 100% of the offspring will have type O blood
d. 100% of offspring will have type B blood
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