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A person’s weight status can be impacted by a multitde of factors. The social ecological model identifies “layers” of factors that can influence health outcomes: individual, relationship (or interpersonal), community, and societal. For each “layer” of the social ecological model, give one example of a factor that could impact a person’s weight status, and a brief explanation. These can be directly related to topics we have discussed, but can also bring in knowledge from outside of this course. You do not need to write in complete sentences; you may simply list the examples and their brief explanation, but please indicate which “layer” each example comes from. ** This is worth 4 possible points of extra credit (1 point per layer).

What does “protein quality” mean? What is an example of a high quality protein? (3-5 sentences)

What are the 3 main mechanisms by which enzymes are regulated? Give one example of each. Please use examples that are related to macronutrient metabolism. Your examples should include: the enzyme name, the metabolic pathway, and how it is regulated. (7-10 sentences)

The following is the nomenclature for a particular fatty acid. Explain what this means in terms of the structure of this fatty acid. (2-3 sentences) 20:5 n-3

People with PTSD are likely to experience which of the following clusters of symptoms:

Recall that Medvec et al. (1995) analyzed the facial expressions of Olympic medalists and found that

The oxygen given off by plants is derived from . 

A continuous state of tension, fearfulness, and autonomic nervous system arousal characterizes __________. 

Hearing the word “apple” may lead people to spell the spoken word “pair” as ‘p-e-a-r.” This best illustrates the outcome of a process known as:  

After a recent car accident, Bobbi experiences amnesia. However, she still loves to play golf. Although she doesn’t remember every playing before, each time she is on the course, she gets lower and lower score as she improves. This indicates that Bobbi’s