Structure and Functions of Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors

Inherited
Traits and
Learned
Behaviors

Science – Unit 8B

5th

grade

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I will learn the difference
between an inherited trait and
a learned behavior

TARGET:

Success Criteria:

I know I have it when I can correctly
distinguish an organism’s inherited
traits and learned behaviors 7 out of
10 times.

Inherited
Traits and
Learned
Behaviors

Science – Unit 8B –
Lesson 2

5th

grade

LockeD! Science

Memory Check!

Inherited Traits AND Learned Behaviors

Make a list of all the
traits you can think of

that are inherited.

How do you know these

traits are inherited?

Open Ended

Make a list of all the inherited traits you can identify in the picture.

Open Ended

Make a list of all the inherited traits you can identify in the picture.

Inherited Traits AND Learned Behaviors

Learned
Behavior

A behavior an

organism develops
due to experience

and practice is
called a learned

behavior.

Learned Behavior

•
Learned behaviors are
NOT the result of
hereditary information
being passed from
parent to offspring.

•
Learned behaviors are
the result of an
organism’s environment
and practice.

Inherited Traits AND Learned Behaviors

What examples of learned behaviors do you

see in the pictures?

Inherited Traits AND Learned Behaviors

Examples of Learned

Behaviors

•A childlearned to read

•A babyeating with a spoon

•A deerlearning which
plants are poisonous

• A lion cub learning to hunt

Inherited Traits AND Learned Behaviors

Think – Pair - Share

•Think: Think of a time
you learned something.
What was the process like?
How is a learned behavior
different than an inherited
trait?

•Pair:Discuss your
thoughts with a neighbor.

•Share: Share with the
class

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