4.13B Vocabulary Quiz

Name

1. Acquired Trait

• a feature obtained after birth that is not passed from parent to offspring
• children
• an action
• related to the body rather than the mind

2. Instinct

• a behavior an animal is born knowing how to do
• a feature obtained after birth that is not passed from parent to offspring
• children
• an action

3. Behavior

• a feature obtained after birth that is not passed from parent to offspring
• children
• an action
• related to the body rather than the mind

4. Offspring

• a behavior an animal is born knowing how to do
• a feature obtained after birth that is not passed from parent to offspring
• children
• an action

5. Inherited Trait

• children
• an action
• related to the body rather than the mind
• a characteristic passed down through genes from parents

6. Physical Trait

• children
• an action
• related to the body rather than the mind
• a characteristic passed down through genes from parents

7. Which of the following are acquired physical traits? Choose ALL (4) that apply.

• A tattoo
• A scar
• Blue hair
• Pierced ears
• Brown hair

8. Which of the following are inherited physical traits? Choose 4.

• Five fingers on a hand
• Elephant trunk
• Red hair
• Poor vision
• A broken leg

9. Some physical traits occur later in life and are not passed down from parents. Which of the following is an acquired physical trait?

• Having two arms and two legs
• Having blue eyes
• Learning to read
• Having a scar after an injury