Which Statement About Sensitive Periods in Prenatal Development Is TRUE

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which statement about sensitive periods in prenatal development is TRUE?

• A) All major organ systems share the same sensitive period.
• B) Teratogens have the most serious effect on prenatal development immediately before a system's sensitive period.
• C) A sensitive period is the time when a system's basic structures are being formed.
• D) The sensitive period of limb development occurs several weeks before the limbs begin to form.

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