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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?Curly hair

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

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Who is considered the "father of genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel
• Reginald Punnett
• James Watson
• Justin Bieber

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If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

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Why might Nigel have curly black hair like his mother, but not be able to cook as well as her?

• Hair color is an inherited trait, but cooking is an acquired trait.
• Hair color is an acquired trait, but cooking is an inherited trait.
• Nigel chose to have black hair but not to learn to cook.
• Nigel will eventually be just as good a cook as his mother; he hasn't grown into it.

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A scientist observes sea otters using rocks to break open clamshells. Which of these investigations would best help the scientist determine whether this skill is a learned or an inherited behavior?

• Determining what sizes and kinds of rocks are used most often by sea otters
• Determining whether shellfish are an important food source in the diet of sea otters
• Raising young sea otters away from adult otters that use rocks and observing whether the young otters use rocks
• Observing families of sea otters over time to see whether adults that use rocks have offspring that use rocks

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Looking through a family album, Tom noticed a common inherited trait in his family which was...

• long hair

• tattoos

• pierced ears

• dimples

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22 A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue.

The color of the blooms is most likely determined by —

• F air temperature

• G the age of the plant

• H the types of consumers that eat the plant

• J inheritance from parent plants

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Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.

• They have similar DNA.

• They speak the same language.

• They have the same interests.

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What is the difference between learned behavior and inherited trait?

• Learned behaviors are taught, and inherited traits are passed down from parent to child.

• Learned behaviors take years to acquire, and inherited traits take only a short time.

• Learned behavior are difficult to accomplish, and inherited traits are easy to accomplish.

• Learned behaviors are passed down from parent to child, and inherited traits are taught to children.

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Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?

• the ability to speak in front of a crowd
• having green eyes and brown hair
• mastering multiplication facts
• becoming an extrovert

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