Gan | Biology: The Study of Life, continued Thinking Critically ‘One hundred pregnant women and ther developing ferues were monitored over the couse of pregnancy int study dsl co compare the average weight gun of woman during pregnancy with the average tg gain of the developing fens, (Note thatthe weight gain of the developing fetus is actual weight) ‘The averages for the group are recorded in the table below. 4. Graph the data forthe mother and the feas onthe same grid. Decide on a method to distinguish the sets of data, Be sure to label each graph. ‘weekot | weigat gain o | Weg gain ot prognassy | “mother (eg) | “fora Cx) 8 TS [ror measureable 2B 18 025 6 30 025 20 40 050 » 55 075 7 a0 138 2 100 200 %6 Bo 223 z 8 2 16 20% Ww 32 6 rn 150 300 ‘Week of pregnancy 2, How would you deseribe the weight gain ofthe developing fetus? 13, During the last 16 wecks of pregnancy, how does the mother’ total weight ‘tal weighe gun ofthe developing fers? in compare withthe 4. Overall, how does the mother rate of weight gain compare with the rate of weight gin of the developing fetus? How can you determine this by looking at the graphs? BE CHAPTER 1 Bolo: The Sey oftie UNIT