Traits and Behaviors

Sets of instructions in each human cell that determine inherited physical features and other traits.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Characteristics that a living thing gets from their parents.

• acquired traits

• inherited traits

• population

• behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of these is a learned behavior for a human.

• sleeping

• laughing

• playing a violin

• having brown eyes

Which characteristic of a cat is most likely to be inherited?

• eye color

• birth order

• personality

• adult weight

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?

• recessive traits

• genetics

• inherited traits

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a set of instructions for an inherited trait?

• Genes

• Jeans

• Genetics

• Genesis

What type of trait is more common?

• Parental trait

• Inherited trait

• Recessive

• Dominant

What tool can you use to help figure out the probability of a trait being dominant or recessive?

• Four Square

• Punnett Square

• Puzzle Square

• Circle Square

Your hair color, eye color, and shape of ears are all _________________.

• inherited

• influenced by your environment

• caused by eating too much

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which characteristic is NOT inherited?

• Hairline (straight or widow's peak)

• Spoken language (English, Spanish, etc...)

• Earlobes (attached or detached)

• Hair type (straight or curly)