Inherited Traits vs Acquired Traits

What is inherited traits?

• Physical characteristics passed down from a parent to an offspring.

• Traits that you learn in your life

• Learning a new language

• Riding a bicycle

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What is an acquired trait?

• Traits that are passed down from a parent

• Hair color

• Traits that you learn in your environment

• dimples

What is an example of an acquired trait?

• Dimples

• learning a foreign language

• Jawline shape

• Hair color

What is an example of an inherited trait?

• breaking a bone

• being left or right handed

• how to ride a bike

• lip shape

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Which of these would a child inherit from his or her parent?

• saying the alphabet

• speaking English

• eye color

• favorite color

A dog has 6 puppies: 2 males and 4 females. Which statement best describes the characteristics of these puppies?

• All of the puppies will look exactly like their mother.

• All of the puppies will look exactly like their father.

• The male kittens will look like the father, and the female kittens will look like the mother.

• The male and female puppies will look like both the mother and the father.

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What statement best describes the relationship between inherited and acquired traits?

• Inherited and acquired traits are both present at birth.

• Inherited traits come from genes and acquired traits are learned through the environment

• Acquired traits come from genes and inherited traits are learned through the environment

• Inherited and acquired traits both come from genes.

What determines whether a person will have dimples or not?

• Their father or mother has dimples and passed the trait to their child.

• Both parents do not have dimples.