What statement best describes the relationship between inherited and acquired traits?

Inherited traits come from genes and acquired traits are developed through interactions with the environment.

Inherited and acquired traits both come from genes.

Inherited and acquired traits are both present at birth.

Acquired traits come from genes and inherited traits are learned through the environment.

Ducks live near ponds and lakes. The shape of a duck's foot helps it swim and walk on muddy ground. Which factor is most important in determining the shape of a baby duck's foot?

the shape of the parent ducks' feet

the temperature of the pond water

the amount of mud in the bottom of the pond

the amount of rain that fell before the duck was born

Sometimes seeds from plants that produce red raspberries will grow into plants that produce yellow raspberries. When two yellow raspberry plants reproduce with each other, the resulting seeds grow into plants that produce yellow raspberries. Which of the following best describes how raspberries get their color?

Raspberry color is an inherited trait that varies among raspberry plants.

Raspberry color is controlled by the amount of sunlight that raspberry plants receive.

Raspberry color is controlled by the amount of sugar that raspberry plants produce.

Raspberry color is an inherited trait that changes when raspberry plants have a disease.

A group of students observe some sea stars (also known as starfish) while on a field trip. Most of the sea stars have five arms, but two of the sea stars each have an arm that is much shorter than their other arms. A park ranger tells the students that the shorter arms were once missing because they were probably eaten by a fish or a crab, but the arms have started to grow back. Which of the following best describes how sea stars are able to regrow their arms?

Sea stars inherit the ability to regrow their arms.

Sea stars learn how to regrow their arms.

Sea stars eat food that causes their arms to regrow.

Sea stars move to warmer water that causes their arms to regrow.

A moth has markings on its wings that look like owl eyes. When the moth leaves its cocoon, it will often land on a tree and display these markings. Which statement best explains the moth's behavior?

it is an inherited behavior to scare away predators.

It is a learned behavior to capture prey.

It is a learned behavior to scare away predators.

It is an inherited behavior to capture prey.

Two students listed some traits of their favorite football player: youngest of 4 children, brown hair, brown eyes, taller than the other teammates, good at throwing & catching a football. Which question would help the students determine which trait on the list is an acquired physical trait of the football player?

Has the football player always been good at catching a football?

How tall is the football player?

Does the football player have any siblings?

Why does the football player have brown eyes and hair?

A moth has markings on its wings that look like owl eyes. When the moth leaves its cocoon, it will often land on a tree and display these markings. Which statement best explains the moth's behavior?

it is an inherited behavior to scare away predators.

It is a learned behavior to capture prey.

It is a learned behavior to scare away predators.

It is an inherited behavior to capture prey.

1. Which of the following is an inherited behavior?

infant babies breathing as soon as they are born

knowledge of how to play the piano

kindergarten students sharing different toys

birds that nest near highways not responding to traffic noise

Jan plants several shrubs in her garden that she clips into different shapes. Which of the following is an inherited trait of the shrub ?

The leaves of the shrub are green.

The shrub is growing near a large tree.

The shrub is located in Jan's garden.

The shrub is shaped like a cow.

Which of the following is an inherited trait of the rose?

the presence of thorns on the rose's stem

Which of the following is an instinctive behavior that an animal could inherit from its parents?

A bee flying from flower to flower to get nectar.

A raccoon taking lids off of trash cans to find food.

A dog barking loudly when the doorbell rings.

A seal balancing a ball on the end of its nose.

“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about

whether a trait is learned or inherited.

the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.

whether animals can teach humans new traits.

whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.

1. Have you ever seen someone who looks just like one of their parents? Children can look like their parents because of something called heredity. Heredity is the passing down of genes from generation to generation. Children got about half of their DNA from each of their biological parents. Together, genes tell the body how to function and what to look like. The traits that come from parents are called inherited traits. Your inherited traits are with you from birth. Where do inherited traits come from?

a person’s biological parents

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bird having feathers

making a treehouse

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A behavior an organism knows how to do without being taught because it is inherited directly from the organism's parents.

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