Which of the following is NOT an example of a micro-environment factor?

• A. Age
• B. Disease or injury
• C. Social order
• D. Climate

Answer: (D)

Micro-environment factors are the conditions in the organism’s immediate surroundings that directly influence its performance, such as how individuals interact (social order) and the organism’s health status (disease or injury). Age is a biological characteristic of the individual rather than an environmental condition, though it can modulate responses. Climate describes broad, regional atmospheric conditions affecting large areas, not the immediate surroundings of a single organism. Because it operates at a larger scale than the local environment, climate is a macro-environment factor, not a micro-environment factor.