Multiple choice An individual's personal physical characteristics are the results of genetic inheritance environmental factors shaping the human bodies as they grow from childhood to adulthood genetic inheritance with some shaping by environmental forces also random chance or luck Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation We are mostly the product of the combination of genes that we inherited from our parents. However, environmental influences also have an effect. For example, severely undernourished children are not likely to reach their full potential stature.