Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• height
• speaking a language

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• his ability to talk

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

• Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
• The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
• The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
• He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.

__________are located on the chromosomes of DNA, these are the instructions, which determines the inherited traits of offspring.

• Genes
• Traits
• Chromosomes
• Cells

Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called 

• behaviors
• learned traits
• inherited traits
• functions

A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 

• learned behavior 
• inherited trait
• adaptation 
• function

A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...

• learned behavior
• adaptive behavior
• inherited behavior
• instinctive behavior

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

• freckles
• hair style
• eye color 
• dimples

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• height
• speaking a language

Susan has curly, brown hair.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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