Is it Genes or Environment?

What type of trait is passed down to offspring through DNA?

• an acquired trait

• an inherited trait

• an instinct

• a learned behavior

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What is heredity?

• traits passing from offspring to parents
• plants that are cross-pollinated
• traits passing from parents to offspring
• the ratio of dominant to recessive traits

Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

• Emily’s favorite color is brown.
• Emily has a parent with brown hair.
• Emily’s older brother has brown hair. 

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

• freckles
• hair style
• eye color
• dimples

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Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

• Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
• Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
• Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
• Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

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Which trait would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• Four fingers and a thumb on each hand
• Ability to jump high
• Broken fingernail
• Ability to speak English

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A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

• learned behavior
• inherited behavior
• physical trait
• instinct

Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• Color of a dog's fur
• A mouse successfully running a maze
• Color-blindness
• Blinking your eyes several times a minute

Which best completes the following analogy?

eye color is to inherited trait as _________ is to learned behavior.

• crying

• talking

• swallowing

• breathing

Which of the following is most likely a learned behavior?

• a lizard warming itself in the sun
• butterflies migrating from Canada to Mexico each year
• a cat running to the kitchen at the sound of a can opener
• a caterpillar eating milkweed leaves