Correct Answer:
B. Zygote
The life of an individual organism typically begins with a zygote, formed by the fusion of gametes. A cell is a basic unit, but the zygote represents the first stage of a new multicellular organism.
Related MCQs
Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. With heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight or flight response, which is controlled by the:
A.
Empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
B.
Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
C.
Somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
D.
Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Correct answer is:
D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
The learner and learning theories are studied in:
A.
Philosophy
B.
Sociology
C.
Ontology
D.
Psychology
Correct answer is:
D. Psychology
If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is to avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?
A.
Preconventional
B.
Conventional
C.
Postconventional
D.
Unconventional
Correct answer is:
A. Preconventional
At birth, which of the following is closest to its final adult level:
A.
Brain weight
B.
Number of brain cells
C.
The number of bones
D.
The length of arms and legs
Correct answer is:
B. Number of brain cells
Critical thinking skills:
A.
Are abstract abilities that cannot be identified
B.
Usually develop spontaneously through normal content
C.
Usually develop spontaneously without any instruction
D.
Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
Correct answer is:
D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction