Which of the Following Observations Convinced Many Scientists and Physicians

question 162

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations convinced many scientists and physicians that environmental agents can seriously harm human embryos?

• A) Infants born to mothers exposed to atomic fallout had behavioral problems.
• B) Mothers exposed to rubella gave birth to fetuses with various anomalies.
• C) Mothers treated with thalidomide during pregnancy gave birth to severely deformed children.
• D) Mothers with a family history of a disorder were more likely to give birth to a baby with a birth defect.

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Definitions:

Joint Stock Companies

Businesses owned by shareholders who contribute capital and share in the profits and losses.

Massachusetts Bay Company

A joint-stock trading company chartered in 1629 to establish a colony in New England; played a key role in the settlement and development of Massachusetts.

Dutch West India Company

A chartered company of Dutch merchants in the 17th century that established and directed trade throughout the Atlantic, including the slave trade and the settlement of New Netherland, now New York.

Powhatan

The leader of the Powhatan Confederacy, a network of tribal nations in what is now Virginia, who played a significant role in the early interactions between Native American peoples and English settlers in the 17th century.