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What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?

• his ability to read fast
• his need to wear glasses
• his ability to speak English
• his need to count using his fingers

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All of the following are inherited traits, EXCEPT _________.

• Having a dream
• Scratching an itch
• Throwing a ball
• Crying in pain

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Having dark hair like dad

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

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A woman is a great cook. Why are her children likely to become good cooks?

• They will learn to cook from instinct.

• They will learn to cook from watching her.

• They will inherit her cooking skills

• Cooking is inherited

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Do all offspring have the same traits as their parents?

• No

• Yes

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A group of students visited a park and collected leaves from many different trees in order to study them. They recorded their observations about the leaves. Which of these observations does NOT describe an inherited trait? (5.10B)

• The leaves vary in shape and size.

• Some leaves have holes made by insects chewing on them.

• Some leaves are smooth on one side and rough on the other.

• The colors of the leaves range from light green to dark green.

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Tarell has five fingers on each hand.

• Acquired

• Inherited

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A quality or characteristic of a living thing.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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All the following can be inherited by the offspring of a dog EXCEPT?

• The length of the dogs nails.

• The texture of the dogs fur.

• The ability to drink milk from it's mother.

• The shape of the dogs ears.

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