At 11,Vanessa's Favorite Activities Are Dirt-Biking and Rock-Climbing

question 44

Multiple Choice

At 11,Vanessa's favorite activities are dirt-biking and rock-climbing.Her mother's repeated and pressing offers to take her shopping for a party dress and to sign her up for dance lessons can be seen as an example of

• A)gender intensification.
• B)passive gene-environment interaction.
• C)informational social influence.
• D)maternal deprivation.

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Definitions:

Ovaries

Female reproductive organs in which eggs are produced along with the secretion of hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

Cervix

The lower, narrow end of the uterus, which opens into the vagina and dilates during childbirth to allow passage of the baby.

Genetic Material

The molecules, usually DNA or RNA, that carry genetic information necessary for growth, development, functioning, and reproduction.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, critical for producing gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.