Phenylketonuria is a(n)
a. inborn error of metabolism.
b. another term for Down syndrome. c. a chromosome abnormality.
d. a drug used to treat metabolic disorders.
[Ques. 2] How is language development for children with IDD different from same age peers?
a. There is a rate difference and a qualitative difference.
b. There is a qualitative difference but no rate difference.
c. It is sparser, but the content difference is negligible.
d. It is not substantially different.
[Ques. 3] What factors contribute to intellectual and developmental disabilities in children?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 4] Heavy drinking by mothers during pregnancy has been found to
a. cause fetal alcohol syndrome, resulting in the death of the mother.
b. be a possible cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities in children. c. increase the intellectual efficiency and processing of children.
d. be a cause of epilepsy and other neurological conditions in children.
[Ques. 5] A child's environment has little or no impact on how his IDD will impact his ability to function.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 6]
In
, a single-gene defect that can produce severe IDD, the absence of a specific enzyme
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in the liver leads to a buildup of the amino acid phenylalanine.
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[Ques. 7] Rubella
a. is an infection that will not affect a developing fetus.
b. is a type of prenatal test.
c. is a disease that may cause IDD and other serious birth defects.
d. is a form of encephalitis.
[Ques. 8] Drugs (including alcohol) and cigarette smoke are prime examples of causes a structural abnormality following fetal exposure during pregnancy.
, agents that
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[Ques. 9] The inheritance of three copies of the twenty-first chromosome results in syndrome usually causes mild IDD and a variety of characteristic physical features.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 10] . Which of the following is now recognized as a leading cause of inherited intellectual and developmental disabilities?
a. Tay-Sachs disease
b. Down syndrome
c. Turner's syndrome
d. Fragile X syndrome
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