Nellie Has Just Discovered That She Is Pregnant

question 14

Multiple Choice

Nellie has just discovered that she is pregnant.She is a smoker and knows she should quit because nicotine is especially harmful to the fetus during the ____ stage of development and leads to ____.

• A) embryonic; low birth weight
• B) embryonic; intellectual disability
• C) fetal; loss of limbs
• D) fetal; brain damage

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Definitions:

Language Impact

The significant influence that language has on communication, thought, and social interaction.

Piraha Tribespeople

A group of indigenous people from the Amazon Rainforest known for their unique language and cultural practices.

FOXP2

A gene associated with speech and language development, known for its involvement in neural mechanisms related to vocalization and articulation.

Gene

A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.