Inherited Traits

What is an inherited trait?

• A trait handed down to you by your family.

• A trait you developed because of the environment.

• A trait handed to you from your friends.

• A trait you developed as an adult.

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What is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

• Eye color

• Hair color

• Favorite color

• Tongue rolling

What characteristic is most likely to be inherited by a baby?

• Being hungry

• The ability to talk

• Crying every 5 minutes

• Blue eyes

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What best describes an inherited trait?

• A characteristic gained by ones environment.

• A characteristic received from ones parents.

• A characteristic influenced by the food one eats.

• A characteristic one learns in school.

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Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• Sally's basketball skills.

• Johnny's brown hair.

• Alexa speaking Chinese.

• Billy's blue house.

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Which of the following is a trait people are born with?

• Attached earlobes.

• Disliking bananas.

• Being a good dancer.

• Speaking a second language.

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Curly hair is a _______.

• Inherited trait.

• Behavioral trait.

• Learned trait.

• Instinct.

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Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

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If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

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Having dark hair like dad is an example of what kind of trait?

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

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