During the First Month of Life, the Most Fleeting State

question 101

Multiple Choice

During the first month of life, the most fleeting state of arousal is

• A) regular sleep.
• B) irregular sleep.
• C) quiet alertness.
• D) waking activity and crying.

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Definitions:

Gametes

Reproductive cells that unite during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.

Diploid Zygote

The cell formed when two haploid gametes (from each parent) merge during fertilization, containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Fungi

A realm comprised of organisms that create spores and derive nutrition from organic substances, encompassing molds, yeast, mushroom species, and toadstools.

Protists

A kingdom of mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms that are not plants, animals, or fungi, including amoebas, algae, and plasmodium.