Unit 2 Test OutlineFebruary 5th, 2014

Topics to Study

• Anatomy• Contraception• Conception• Steps from fertilization

to implantation

• Genetics & Heredity• Inherited characteristics

• Prenatal Development• 40 weeks of

development (booklets)

• Infertility• What does it mean?

What can you do?

• Prenatal Testing• When and why

• Maternal Growth and Nutrition• What to eat and avoid

• Teratogens• Birth Defects

Unit 2 Test Format

• Multiple Choice [17 marks]

• Matching[6 marks]

• Short answer

[34 marks]• Point form• Short sentences

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Conception

1. Explain the process of conception.2. How will you know you are pregnant?3. How do you calculate when a pregnant

woman is due?

Genetics & Heredity

1. What are chromosomes?2. What does XX and XY mean?3. Explain how someone inherits blue eyes.4. Use the diagram shown in class to

explain how someone could be born colourblind.

Prenatal Development

1. Pregnancy is divided into THREE trimesters. What grows/develops during each trimester?

2. Name and explain THREE complications a woman may experience in pregnancy (i.e. ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa).

Infertility

1. What does it mean to be infertile?2. Name the male causes of infertility.3. Name and explain the female causes of

infertility.4. How can infertility be treated?

Prenatal Testing

1. Name and explain the three different types of prenatal testing we learned about in class.

2. What are 3-D ultrasounds? Would you ever consider having one done?

Maternal Growth & Nutrition

1. How much extra weight will a woman gain during pregnancy?

2. How will her body change?3. Name THREE nutrients that are essential

for baby’s growth in utero. What are they essential for?

4. How much caffeine is safe to drink during pregnancy? What does caffeine do to the baby?

Teratogens

1. What is a teratogen?2. Name and explain THREE different

teratogens.

Birth Defects

1. Name the two causes of birth defects.2. What does S.A.D stand for?3. Name and explain THREE different birth

defects learned about in class.4. What is FASD? Describe the cause and

future impacts on the child.