The Most Common Reason for an Infant to Be Born

question 125

Multiple Choice

The most common reason for an infant to be born with a low birth weight is

• A) maternal use of substances such as nicotine, alcohol, or cocaine.
• B) that the infant was born before the full gestation period.
• C) that the infant lacks surfactant, which adds weight in the last weeks of gestation.
• D) maternal exposure to mutagens.

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Definitions:

Four Million Years

Represents a time period in Earth's history used in various scientific contexts, often related to evolution or geological events.

Classification

The systematic organization of living organisms into categories based on shared features or evolutionary relationships.

Hominin Clade

The hominin clade comprises all the species belonging to the human lineage after it split from the chimpanzee lineage, including modern humans, their ancestors, and closely related species.

Species

A category in the classification of organisms, referring to a group that can reproduce amongst itself and produce fertile offspring.