Inherited and Acquired Traits

Why do most animals look similar to the parents?

• Traits are learned from parents.

• Traits are adapted to the environment.

• Traits are inherited from their parents.

• They do not look similar to their parents.

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Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• A person speaking Russian.

• A dog doing new tricks.

• A bird having feathers.

• A person learning to swim.

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Which trait would a parent not pass on to their child?

• Blue eyes

• Red hair

• Skin color

• Scars

What is stored in the chromosomes?

• The instructions for all of your traits

• Only the instructions for the traits from your mother.

• Only the instructions from your father

• Nothing chromosomes are a fancy car part

A boy and his father each have a small scar on one arm.  Which best describes the boy's scar?

• learned behavior

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• inherited behavior

Two students, Matt and Eric, are arguing over whether skin color is an inherited trait or an acquired trait. Matt says skin color is inherited, but Eric says that when he goes in the sun, his skin becomes darker, so it has to be an acquired trait. Who is correct?

• Matt, because skin color is determined by your parents.

• Eric, because if skin color changes, it cannot be inherited.

• Both Matt and Eric, because skin color is determined by parents, but can then change due to environmental factos.

• Neither Matt or Eric, because skin color is not dependent on parents or environmental factors.

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A fifth grade student made a list of some of her traits and organized them into two different groups. Why did the student divide the traits into these two groups?

• Group 1 is things that will change as she grows older.

  Group 2 is things that will stay the same when she grows older.

• Group 1 is things that all 5th grade students have in common.

  Group 2 is things that make this student different from others.

• Group 1 is things the student is born with.

  Group 2 is things she learned.

• Group 1 is things that make her like her friends.

  Group 2 is things that make her like her brothers.

Which TWO questions can be asked about the dalmatian dog and her puppies to learn about traits that are inherited?

• How large will the puppies become?

• How many of the puppies are playful?

• Why do the puppies have spotted coats?

• How many times a day do the puppies eat?

• Will the puppies come when they are called?

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Which is an inherited physical trait passed from parent to offspring?

• knowledge from parent's education

• powerful muscles from parent's weight lifting

• scar from parent's injury

• baldness from parent's parent

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Which scientist is known for his work on dominant and recessive traits?

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie