Acquired and Inherited Traits

Acquired and Inherited Traits

​Inherited Traits

​Traits are observable characteristics that are passed down from parent to child. These traits are passed from parents to offsprings through their genes. for example: eye color, skin color, height, eye sight, type of hair, etc. (You are born with these traits)

​Acquired Traits

​Physical

Learned Behaviors

​Learned or acquired through interaction with environment and life experiences.

​A scar, a man chips his tooth, a plant's leaves are spotted by a disease, a lady gets a new hairstyle

A boy learns to read, you learn to ride a bike, a bird teaches its offsprings to fly.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• Dimples

• Intelligence

• Weight

• Favorite color

Multiple Choice

A mother rabbit has a litter. One of the babies is born with one long ear and one

short ear. What most likely caused this one rabbit to be born with one short ear?

• The mother rabbit had previously lost an ear in an accident.

• The mother rabbit became sick before she gave birth.

• A mutation occurred during the development of this one rabbit.

• This one rabbit received less nutrition than the other rabbits before it was

  born.

Multiple Choice

Which of these traits is most influenced by a person’s environment?

• ability to roll the tongue

• blood type

• weight

• eye color

Multiple Choice

Which is most likely the reason parents and their children have similar physical

traits?

• They live in the same home.

• They have similar genetic structures.

• They are born in similar environments.

• They have similar blood types.

Multiple Choice

Which is a trait children most likely inherit from their parents?

• favorite color

• food preference

• freckles

• weight

Multiple Choice

Some people have a “hitchhiker’s” thumb that allows them to bend their thumbs

more than other people. How do these people most likely get this trait?

• They learn it from friends.

• They inherit it from their parents.

• They get it as a result of an illness.

• They get it as a result of their jobs.

Multiple Choice

Which characteristics is the best example of an inherited trait?

• short hair

• eye color

• pierced ears

• long fingernails

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a noninherited trait?

• shape of face

• hair color

• food preference

• tongue rolling

Multiple Choice

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is

intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely

inherit?

• his height

• his scar on his right cheek

• his intelligence

• his ability to play the drums

Multiple Choice

Which characteristics would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

• freckles

• hair style

• eye color

• dimples

Multiple Select

Which are examples of inherited traits?

• specific beliefs

• fingerprints

• memories

• nose shape

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.

• They have similar DNA.

• They speak the same language.

• They have the same interests.

Multiple Choice

Which is a characteristic of a dog that is most likely a result of its environment?

• its color

• its length of ears

• its food preference

• its ability to see in the dark

Multiple Choice

Which trait do children most likely inherit from their parents?

• shape of earlobes

• musical ability

• personality

• language