Question

Identify the factor below as genetic or environmental factors that may influence susceptibility to disease.


age

diet

social interaction

ethnicity

stress

gender

exercise

Answer 1

Here is each factor labeled and a short explanation. Note: some items (ethnicity, gender) have both biological (genetic/physiologic) and social/environmental components — I indicate the primary classification but include a caveat.

- Age — environmental/physiologic (non‑genetic). Age is a biological, non‑inherited risk factor: disease risk often changes with aging processes.
- Diet — environmental. A modifiable lifestyle/exposure that affects disease susceptibility.
- Social interaction — environmental. Social environment and support networks influence mental and physical health.
- Ethnicity — primarily genetic (ancestry) with important environmental/social components. Ethnicity can reflect genetic ancestry (affecting risk via allele frequencies) but also involves cultural, socioeconomic, and access‑to‑care factors.
- Stress — environmental. Psychosocial exposure that alters physiology and disease risk.
- Gender — primarily genetic/biological if meant as sex (chromosomes/hormones); if meant as gender identity/roles, it is environmental/social. Biological sex influences susceptibility via hormones and sex‑linked genes; gender roles influence exposures and care.
- Exercise — environmental. A modifiable lifestyle factor affecting risk and resilience.

If you want, I can recast these simply as “genetic” vs “environmental” only, or mark ones that are mixed.