Inherited Traits & Behaviors 5th

What are Inherited Traits?

• Traits passed on from parents to their offspring

• Behavior that we learn from others

• A big business

• Food that was eaten in the middle ages

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What are Learned Behaviors

• A conversation between 2 friends

• Behaviors that organisms are born with

• Behaviors that are learned from experience

• What was the question again?

TRUE or FALSE reading is an example of an inherited trait in humans?

• TRUE

• FALSE

My mom has Brown eyes and straight hair and My dad has curly hair and Green eyes. I have brown eyes and curly hair. What are the traits that I inherited from my mom and dad. (Choose more than one)

• Brown eyes from my mom

• Red hair from my mom

• Curly hair from my dad

• Blue eyes from my dad

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Goldfish are fish commonly kept in aquariums. Which goldfish characteristic is an example of a learned trait?

• the ability to live in certain water temperatures

• losing the orange scales on the outside of the body

• increasing in body size when given more space to grow

• swimming to the top of the water when the lid is removed

Nancy is the only person in her family who cannot swim. Which best explains why she is different?

• The ability to swim is transferable from one person to another.

• The ability to swim is based on height and weight.

• The ability to swim is inherited.

• The ability to swim is learned.

Which of the following is an inherited human trait?

• eye color

• sleep patterns

• sense of balance

• sense of humor

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What is an inherited trait?

• a trait or characteristic you learn

• a physical trait or characteristic you get from your parents

• a physical trait or characteristic you get from your brother or sister

• A game you play at recess

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What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color

• tongue rolling

• height

• speaking a language

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Pick the offspring

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