10a) A female is exposed to a teratogen during the first and second month of pregnancy - before she even realizes she is pregnant. Which of the following birth defects might you expect to occur as a result? Defects of the eyes and ears Misformed or missing arms and/or legs Heart defects All of the above could possibly occur    b) A female is exposed to a teratogen late in pregnancy, from the fourth month until birth. Which of the following birth defects might you expect to occur as a result? (Choose all that apply!)   Heart defects Defects of the reproductive system Deformed or missing arms and/or legs Defects of the eyes and/or ears Learning disability

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Section2.3: Influences On Prenatal Development
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10a) A female is exposed to a teratogen during the first and second month of pregnancy - before she even realizes she is pregnant. Which of the following birth defects might you expect to occur as a result?

  1. Defects of the eyes and ears
  2. Misformed or missing arms and/or legs
  3. Heart defects
  4. All of the above could possibly occur 

 

  1. b) A female is exposed to a teratogen late in pregnancy, from the fourth month until birth. Which of the following birth defects might you expect to occur as a result? (Choose all that apply!)  
  2. Heart defects
  3. Defects of the reproductive system
  4. Deformed or missing arms and/or legs
  5. Defects of the eyes and/or ears
  6. Learning disability
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