Question

After being diagnosed with poliovirus, Dani experienced paresthesia. Which complaint MOST likely accompanied this specific symptom?
(1 point)
I cannot move my legs.
• I cannot feel anything in my legs.
• I feel pins and needles in my legs.
• I feel extreme heat in my legs.

Everyone in Julio's class has a chronic condition. Some have asthma. Some have diabetes. Some have allergies. What do ALL of these conditions have in common?
(1 point)
• They can be managed with behaviors and medications.
• They can be cured over time.
• They are all inherited from the genes of their parents.
• They all get worse over time.

Ivan is a newborn. Everyone says he looks more like his mother than his father. What is MOST likely true about Ivan?
(1 point)
• He inherited more of his genes from his mother than his father.
He inherited half his genes from each parent.
• He inherited more of his genes from his father than his mother.
O He inherited all of his genes from his mother.

Caesar's plan to avoid illness is to keep all of his vaccinations up to date.
Which ailment will he MOST likely be able to avoid thanks to his vaccinations?
(1 point)
• poliovirus
• AIDS
diabetes
O sickle cell disease

Answer 1

1) I feel pins and needles in my legs.
- Paresthesia means abnormal sensations such as tingling or "pins and needles."

2) They can be managed with behaviors and medications.
- Asthma, diabetes, and many allergies are chronic but can be controlled with treatment and lifestyle.

3) He inherited half his genes from each parent.
- Offspring receive roughly 50% of their nuclear DNA from each parent.

4) poliovirus.
- There is an effective vaccine against poliovirus; the other listed conditions are not prevented by vaccines (AIDS has no vaccine; diabetes and sickle cell are not vaccine-preventable).