Inherited traits/learned behaviors

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 do we call the product of parents?

• Teenager

• Child

• Offspring

• Infant

What do we call a behavior animals are born to do?

• Learned behaviors.

• Instincts.

• Environmental behaviors.

• Physical characteristics.

Which is an example of an observation of inherited traits in plants?

• The plant with purple flowers came from a plant with purple flowers.

• The plant with green seeds came from a plant with purple seeds.

• The plant with purple flowers is facing the sun.

• The plant with yellow leaves drank a lot of water.

Which of the following is a behavior that is learned?

• shape of a beak
• monkey riding a bicycle
• horse eating hat
• snake eating mice

Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?

• Speaking Spanish
• Bird saying hello
• Cat using a litter box
• Spines on a cactus

Which of these human traits is not inherited?                  

• the language a person speaks
• the color of a person's eyes
• the color of a person's hair
• being able to laught

A dog runs after a thrown stick and brings it back to its owner. What type of behavior is the dog showing?          

• an instinct
• an inherited trait
• a learned behavior
• an innage behavior