Traits and Behaviors

What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

Which of these affects the color of eyes a child will have?

• The eye color of the oldest sibling.
• Genetic material from the parent with brown eyes.
• Genetic material from both parents.
• Genetic material from the parent with blue eyes.

What is an instinct?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

What is a learned behavior?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?Curly hair

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Bears go into hibernation.

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Jamal is very tall.

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
A rabbit digs a burrow.

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Eye color

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

A dog has 5 puppies - 3 females and 1 male.  Which statement best describes the characteristics of these puppies?

• All of these puppies will look exactly like their father.
• All of these puppies will look exactly like their mother.
• The male puppies will look like their father, and the female puppies will look like their mother.
• The male and female puppies will look like both their mother and father.