Inherited Traits vs Acquired Traits

Widow's peak

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Attached ear lobes

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A flower's color

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Height

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Cleft chin

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Butterflies migrating

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Color blindness

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Scar

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

The stripes on a Zebra make it stand out on the African savannah, but when in large groups (herds) the stripes of many Zebras together make each individual blend into the crowd. This makes it harder for predators to focus in on one individual. These stripes are an example of....

• An acquired trait

• A learned behavior

• An inherited trait

• An inherited behavior (instinct)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Your earlobes can be either, attached at the base, or detached and hanging down. This is something offspring get from their parents. This is an example of...

• An inherited behavior (instinct)

• A learned behavior

• An inherited trait

• An acquired trait