Definitions Quiz

What is defined as the beliefs, values, customs, and arts of a group of people?

• E. genes

• D. family history

• C. environment

• B. economic environment

• A. culture

What is defined as people who are similar in age to one another?

• H. risk factors

• A. culture

• D. family history

• B. economic environment

• C. environment

What is defined as a person’s level of education and income level?

• C. environment

• F. peers

• B. economic environment

• A. culture

• D. family history

What is defined as the record of a disease’s presence and impact within a family?

• E. genes

• C. environment

• B. economic environment

• A. culture

• D. family history

What is defined as places where a person spends his or her time, such as school, home, or workplace; the region in which a person lives; the air a person breathes; and the water a person drinks?

• G. physical environment

• A. culture

• B. economic environment

• D. family history

• C. environment

What is defined as circumstances, objects, or conditions that surround a person in everyday life?

• A. culture

• C. environment

• B. economic environment

• D. family history

• E. genes

What is defined as people with whom a person interacts, such as family members, friends, peers, teachers, coaches, neighbors, and coworkers?

• C. environment

• B. economic environment

• A. culture

• E. genes

• D. family history

What is defined as segments of DNA that determine the structure and function of a person’s cells and affect his or her development, personality, and health?

• A. culture

• C. environment

• I. social environment

• D. family history

• B. economic environment

What is defined as aspects of people’s lives that increase the chances that they will develop a disease or disorder?

• D. family history

• B. economic environment

• A. culture

• E. genes

• C. environment