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Factors that affect health.

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of genes?

a)

Building cells and tissue

b)

Determining traits

c)

Determining your diet

2.

An early stage in the growth of an organism in which the organism is made up of a small number of cells and contained within a protective structure such as a seed or uterus

(a)  

3.

Which of the following affect general health?

a)

Smoking

b)

Doing homework

c)

Diet

d)

Exercise

e)

Social media

4.

To receive genetic information and traits from a parent or parents.

(a)  

5.

Which of the following is epigenetic?

a)

A child lives has black hair.

b)

A women had black hair but now it turned grey.

c)

A women had a healthy diet but now she eats candy all day.

6.

A change in the nucleotide sequence of an organism’s genome.

(a)  

7.

True or false. “If I smoke while I’m a teenager but quit before I’m 30, I won’t be harmed by smoking.”

(a)  

8.

Which of the following have a positive impact

a)

Getting 8 hours of sleep at night.

b)

Occasionally using drugs.

c)

Eating fruits and veggies with every meal.

d)

Getting outdoor activity.

e)

Smoking a few times a week.

9.

How can you prevent obesity?

a)

Going to the doctor

b)

Playing video games

c)

Proper nutrition

d)

Eating a lot of junk food

10.

True or false. An unhealthy diet can have long term effects on the body.

(a)  

11.

What can cause pregnant women to become anemic?

a)

Not enough sodium

b)

Nervousness

c)

Not enough iron

d)

Luck

12.

Eating a well balanced diet is.

a)

Not inherited

b)

Genetic

c)

Epigenetic

13.

An illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes

(a)  

14.

A tightly wound bundle of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells

(a)  

15.

Which of the following is controllable.

a)

Height

b)

Diet

c)

Exercise

d)

Hair color