Module 1: Who Am I And Why Does Health Matter?

Question 1

Nature

Answer 1

Natural appearance and personality / structures and qualities you had at birth

Question 2

Temperament

Answer 2

Your natural reactions to people and situations / predisposition to react to situations in a predictable way

Question 3

Nurture

Answer 3

Your life story and experiences

Question 4

Health

Answer 4

The pursuit of balance

Question 5

Traits

Answer 5

Inherited characteristics

Question 6

Genetics

Answer 6

The study of inherited traits

Question 7

Chromosome

Answer 7

Tightly wound DNA strand visible during cell division

Question 8

Extrovert

Answer 8

Temperament that is energized by being around people

Question 9

Cells

Answer 9

Basic building blocks of life

Question 10

Nucleus

Answer 10

A central area enclosed by membrane

Question 11

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Answer 11

Double helix made of the sugar deoxyribose with nucleobases as cross bars - located inside the nucleus. Long fragile strands covered with a protective coating

Question 12

Homologous Pairs

Answer 12

Visialy similar chromosones that contain genes for the same trait. These look similar but have subtle differences

Question 13

Reproductive cells

Answer 13

Sperm and eggs

Question 14

Genome

Answer 14

The typical sequence of 3.1 billion nucleo-bases in human DNA

Question 15

Genes

Answer 15

Chromosomes which carry out the precise sequence for each of your species inherited traits

Question 16

Genotype

Answer 16

The entire collection of your genes that code for the traits you carry

Question 17

Expressed

Answer 17

visible or measurable

Question 18

Dominant traits

Answer 18

Traits that are always expressed if they are present in your genotype

Question 19

Recessive traits

Answer 19

Traits that are expressed only if the dominant form is not present in your genotype

Question 20

Cross-Dominant

Answer 20

Laterality that is inconsistent (like right-handedness with left-footedness

Question 21

Dynamic

Answer 21

Changeable

Question 22

Personality

Answer 22

A combination of emotions

Question 23

melancholic

Answer 23

Introvert

Question 24

Sanguine

Answer 24

Extrovert

Question 25

Physical (realm of life)

Answer 25

Enough energy for vigorous activity

Question 26

Emotional (realm of life)

Answer 26

Appropriate control and release of feelings

Question 27

Mental (realm of life)

Answer 27

Good grasp of reality

Question 28

Social (realm of life)

Answer 28

Secure group of family and friends

Question 29

Spiritual (realm of life)

Answer 29

Confidence that you are growing in your relationship with God

Question 30

phlegmatic

Answer 30

Introvert

Question 31

choleric

Answer 31

Extrovert

Question 32

Laterality

Answer 32

Having a dominant side of your body (left- or right- side dominance)

Question 33

Ambidextrous

Answer 33

Having almost equal preferences for right or left

Question 34

Diurnal

Answer 34

Active during the day and sleep during the night

Question 35

Nocturnal

Answer 35

Naturally preferring to sleep during the day and be active at night

Question 36

circadian rhythm

Answer 36

A persons daily cycle

Question 37

Omnivores

Answer 37

Individual who eats and digests food from both plant and animal sources

Question 38

Introvert

Answer 38

Temperament that is energized by solitude

Question 39

23 pairs

Answer 39

The number of chromosomes in a typical human cell