Question

an individual is a fifty-year-old smoker that lives in a highly polluted city, gets no exercise, eats fast food every day, and has a family history of lung cancer. which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor?
a. diet choice
b. heredity
c. smoking
d. lack of exercise

please select the best answer from the choices provided.

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

Uncontrollable risk factors are those a person can't change. Diet choice (A), smoking (C), and lack of exercise (D) are behaviors people can control. Heredity (B) refers to family medical history, which is inherited and uncontrollable.

Answer:

B. heredity