Heredity and Genetics

The passing on of traits and behaviors from parents to their offspring is

• offspring

• heredity

• DNA

• genes

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Is weak, prefers to "hide"

• dominant genes

• trait

• recessive genes

• genes

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Something that is developed or learned over time

• acquired trait

• learned behavior

• learned

• acquired

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Only takes 1 in a gene pair for a trait to show up

• recessive genes

• DNA

• offspring

• dominant genes

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A physical feature that you are born with

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

• instinct

• learned behavior

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An instinct is a natural behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do automatically.

• True

• False

A behavior is

• passed down from from parents to offspring through genes in cells

• something you do

• an action you are taught or learn from experience

• something you are born with

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A trait is a physical feature, part of an organism's outward appearance.

• False

• True

Which statement/statements is/are true?

• Inherited traits are physical features that you are born with.

• An acquired trait is a physical feature that you get as a result of something you do or because of an experience.

• Inherited means to pass from offspring to parents through genes in cells.

• You are born with learned behaviors.

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A learned behavior is an action you are taught or learn from experience.

• True

• False