Inherited or Environmental

Which of these is not an inherited trait?

• a bird building a nest

• a turtle burying its eggs

• a bear hibernating in winter

• a horse pulling a plow

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Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair

• crying a lot

• ability to jump high

• his ability to talk

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The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...

• long hair

• blue eyes

• long eyelashes

• small dimples

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Which of these is an inherited trait?

• a person's height

• where a person lives

• a person's ability to write

• a person learning a new language

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If a trait is learned or caused by the environment, then

• it can be changed

• it can be passed on to offspring

• it cannot be changed

• it cannot be passed on, but could be taught to offspring

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Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• color of a dog's fur

• color blindness of a person

• the ability of a mouse to run a maze

• a person's ability to roll their tongue

An instinct is

• acquired

• learned

• inherited

• practiced

Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?

• Speaking Spanish

• Bird saying hello

• Cat using a litter box

• Spines on a cactus

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Which of these human traits is not inherited?                  

• the language a person speaks

• the color of a person's eyes

• the color of a person's hair

• being able to laught

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An ______________ trait is a trait we get from our parents.

• environmental

• inherited

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