Your Roommate Is a Smoker

question 188

Multiple Choice

Your roommate is a smoker.You and he are having an argument because he not only thinks that smoking is OK,but also thinks it is fine when a pregnant woman smokes-his mother did.You argue that,among other things,women who smoke when pregnant have newborns who are ____.

• A)more likely to be low birth weight,which is not a good start for the baby
• B)more sickly,but also more intelligent
• C)very energetic and can be hyperactive
• D)very likely to have an eating disorder

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