Inherited vs Acquired PHYSICAL TRAITS

Micah and Carly are having a baby. Carly is a tall woman with brown eyes, red hair, freckles, and a love of Japanese food. Micah is also tall and has dark brown hair. He plays the piano and loves classical music. They are curious what their baby will be like.

Which three questions can be asked about the possible inherited characteristics of the baby?

• Will the baby be tall?

• Will the baby have freckles?

• Will the baby love Japanese food?

• What color eyes will the baby have?

• What type of music will the baby like?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which question can be asked to determine what is an acquired physical trait of the lion?

• Why does the lion have yellow eyes?

• How much did the lion weigh at birth?

• How did the lion get scars on its face?

• Why does the the lion have brown fur?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Christian knows that some of his characteristics were passed on to him by his parents, and some of his characteristics were learned from his environment. What question can be asked to learn about Christian's inherited characteristics?

• What color is his hair?

• What is the date of his birth?

• What language does he speak?

• What kind of clothes does he wear?

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Mariana knows that many of her characteristics were passed on to her by her parents. She also knows that many of her characteristics were learned from her environment. What question can be asked to learn which characteristic was inherited by Mariana?

• Does she have freckles?

• Does she do well in school?

• Does she enjoy playing sports?

• Does she have a lot of friends?

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

On Leah's third birthday, she is able to run, jump, speak in sentences, dress herself, and play with toys. Her hair has changed from dark brown to light blond. Which of Leah's characteristics was passed down to her from her parents?

• speaking in sentences

• ability to jump

• hair color

• playing with toys

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which two are INHERITED?

• able to roller skate

• freckles

• green eyes

• fast reader

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which two are ACQUIRED?

• freckles

• green eyes

• bruise on leg

• pink hair

An organism gets the traits that are passed on to it by its parents

• before it is born

• when it is a baby

• when it is growing up

• when it is mature

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Saniya finds a red flower growing in the middle of her purple flower garden. What is the most likely explanation for this?

• The seeds were all for purple flowers, but a red seed got mixed in.

• The seeds were all for purple flowers, but one turned red as it grew.

• The seeds were for a mix of red and purple flowers, and all except one turned purple.

• The seeds were for any color of flower, and all but one grew into purple.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Feranmi gives seeds from a flower in her garden to Ayva. Select three of the things Ayva can expect his flowers to have in common with Feranmi's flower. SELECT 3.

• color of the petals

• number of petals

• time it takes to sprout

• shape of petals