EXSC 387 Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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How many total points are included in the calculation of the final
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grade? |\




a. 400
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b. 500
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c. 600
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d. 700 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. 700
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We will take near daily quizzes in this class but only the top
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(number) will count and the lowest scores will be dropped. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔16 |\ |\




According to the grading scale for this class, an 'A' grade will be
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what percent or more of the total points possible?
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a. 95%
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b. 94%
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c. 93%
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d. 92% - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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,T or F You should check your grades regularly and often on
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Learning Suite so that any discrepancies can be corrected in a
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timely manner (within 1 week of a quiz or assignment due date).
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true
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There is a 20-point project for this class. Part 1 is worth ___ points
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and part 2 is worth ___ points - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 and 5
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What are the four basic areas, which make the difference in
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health, according to Ezra Taft Benson? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. righteousness |\




2. food |\




3. exercise
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4. sleep |\




T or F A person could be diagnosed with a terminal condition and
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still have an optimal level of wellness. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔true


T or F Exercise is Physical Activity, but Physical Activity is not
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Exercise. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\ |\ |\




Identify at least one part of the low-risk profile or prudent
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lifestyle (be specific) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BMI less than 25
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Label and list 1 non-modifiable risk factor and 2 modifiable risk
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factors. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔non-modifiable: gender
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, modifiable: obesity and high blood pressure |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Reducing disease and disability to the smallest amount,
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particularly at the end of life, is termed...? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔compression of morbidity |\ |\




For chronic diseases related to mortality non-genetic factors have
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high attributable risks, often at least ___ to ___%. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔80-90% |\




Incidence and prevalence... one refers to proportion and one
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refers to rate. Which is which? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔incidence
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is rate
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prevalence is proportion |\ |\




Define population-attributable risk. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔disease or death that could be eliminated if risk factors are
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removed


What is the term used to describe a weaker or low-penetrance
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gene that can cause disease in the presence of
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environmental/lifestyle risks? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Single-
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Nucleotide Polymorphism |\




Variations in the DNA sequences of humans can affect how
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humans develop diseases and respond to pathogens, chemicals,
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