Influences on Your Health

What does the term heredity mean?

• All the traits and properties that are passed along biologically from both parents to the child. 

• Refers to the study of animal behavior.

• Is the process of photosynthesis in plants.

• The ability to adapt to environmental changes.

What does the term environment mean?

• The sum total of your surroundings and all of your experiences. 

• The internal structure of an organism and its experiences.

• Refers to a specific type of animal.

• A term used for a type of food.

What does the term behavior mean?

• Behavior is a form of entertainment and music.

• Behavior refers to a type of nutrition and safety.

• Behavior is the study of animal habitats.
• Behavior is the different ways you choose to act and live. 

Name three examples of physical hereditary traits.

• eye color

• hair type

• height

• noise pollution

• access to clean water

Name three physical aspects of the environment that can affect your health?

• crime rate

• access to medical care

• recreational activities nearby

• positive mental outlook.

Name two cultural aspects of the environment that can affect your health?

• dietary habits

• social norms

• air quality

• clean water

• eye color

Define the term peers.

• Peers are people that are like you. 

• Peers are entities that have no relation to each other.
• Peers are people who are always older than you.
• Peers are individuals of higher authority.

Define the term culture.

• Culture is the scientific study of human behavior.
• Culture refers to the physical environment of a place.
• Culture is the collection of shared beliefs, values, and practices of a group.
• Culture is a type of food from different regions.

You have control of one of the three factors that affect your health. Which one is it?

• behavior

• access to healthcare

• environmental factors

• genetics

Name three social aspects of the environment that can affect your health?

• • people the same age who share similar range of interests

• • positive peer pressure

• negative peer pressure

• dietary choices

• access to health care