Traits and Behaviors

•Which is not an inherited trait?

• –. dimples

• –reading

• –freckles

• –brown eyes

•What kind of traits do organisms inherit from their parents?

• •acquired traits

• •learned behaviors

• •instincts

• •eye color

How are traits passed?

• •When organisms reproduce, traits are passed from parent to offspring.

• •These traits are carried in DNA, the genetic material found in a cell’s nucleus.

• •DNA acts like a blueprint.

• All of the above

The passing of traits from parent to offspring and including gender is called

• Trait

• Inherited trait

• characteristics

• chromosomes

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.

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

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.

What do we call the product of parents?

• Teenager

• Child

• Offspring

• Infant

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• Sally's basketball skills.

• Johnny's brown hair.

• Alexa speaking Chinese.

• Billy's blue house.