What Is the Evidence That the Effects of Experience on Taste

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the evidence that the effects of experience on taste begin in the prenatal environment?

• A)Fetuses with higher than normal levels of sodium in their amniotic fluid preferred food with at least some salt as infants.
• B)Mothers with high glucose levels during pregnancy reported having a more difficult time getting their infants to consume vegetable purees,but not fruit purees.
• C)Infants whose mothers consumed carrot juice during pregnancy showed stronger preferences for carrot flavor.
• D)Mothers who drank coffee during pregnancy reported that their infants were more accepting of bitter foods.

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Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and an electronegative atom (often oxygen or nitrogen) in another, important in the structure of water and DNA.

Carbon Atom

The fundamental chemical element with symbol C, essential to all known life forms and the basis of organic chemistry.

Carboxyl Group

A weakly acidic functional group; abbreviated —COOH.

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