inherited, Learned and Acquired Traits

Having blue eyes like mom

• learned behavior
• inherited trait 

Fox squirrels live in the trees of city parks throughout Texas. Each spring they build nests of twigs and leaves in the tops of the trees. Fox squirrels are often found near park benches, waiting to be fed by visitors. For fox squirrels, which of these is a learned behavior?

• Building a nest each spring
• Taking food from people
• Having a long, bushy tail
• Having sharp claws

Look at the picture.
Eye color.

• inherited
• acquired

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Look at the picture.
Speaking different languages.

• inherited
• learned

For a science assignment a student was asked to observe some organisms and then make a table to classify the organisms' traits as inherited or learned. The student's table is shown. How many of these observations describe learned behaviors and how many describe inherited traits? (5.10B)

• 1 learned behavior, 7 inherited traits

• 2 learned behaviors, 6 inherited traits

• 3 learned behaviors, 5 inherited traits

• 4 learned behaviors, 4 inherited traits

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

The ocotillo is a desert plant with long, straight branches. Its leaves are small and appear for only a short time after a rain. Most of the time, the branches of the ocotillo do not have leaves. Maple trees grow in areas where water is more abundant than in the desert. Maple leaves can be very large and are present for most months of the year. Ocotillo plants are better adapted for surviving in the desert than maple trees because the characteristics of ocotillo leaves...

• allow more sunlight to reach the soil
• prevent the plant from producing flowers
• encourage the release of carbon dioxide from the stems
• reduce the amount of water lost through evaporation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Typing is 

• learned 
• inherited 

Having dark hair like dad 

• learned behavior
• inherited trait 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the observations describe inherited traits?

• 2, 5
• 1, 3, 4
• 2, 3, 5
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which two traits best help a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of a West Texas desert ecosystem?

• Large flowers and sweet fruit
• Sweet fruit and sharp spines
• Sharp spines and waxy stems
• Waxy stems and large flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5