Parents of Which of the Following Toddlers Should Be Most

question 109

Multiple Choice

Parents of which of the following toddlers should be most concerned by their child's language development?

• A)Ricky, who speaks only with isolated, monosyllabic utterances
• B)Abigail, who comprehends few of her parents' utterances
• C)Isaac, whose utterances have good intonation patterns but few recognizable words
• D)Brenda, who is nearly silent but who understands much of her parents' speech

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Definitions:

Anaphase

A phase of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

Separated Chromosomes

Chromosomes that have been pulled apart from their original pair during cell division.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells where the nucleus divides, resulting in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

Parent Cell

A cell that divides to give rise to daughter cells through the processes of mitosis or meiosis, serving as the original source for the genetic material.