Inherited and Acquired Traits

Which trait of a squirrel is acquired, not inherited?

• fur color

• eating acorns

• fluffy tail

Can a woodpecker change the traits of a tree?

• Yes. A woodpecker makes holes in the tree.

  Those holes are acquired traits.

• Yes. A woodpecker changes the seeds.

  This affects the inherited traits of the tree.

• No. A woodpecker does not change the tree's shape, size, or other properties.

The petal color of a flower is ....

• Inherited

  It is the same as the parent plant.

• Acquired.

  It happens because of environment.

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Look at the photo of the cardinal.

Which traits will it most likely pass on to it's offspring (babies)?

Select THREE correct answers.

• the nest it lives in

• red color

• the shape of its feet

• the bugs it eats

• wings to fly with

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What may have caused these trees' branches to grow this way?

• little sunlight

• little water

• strong winds

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This woman has pink hair. Is this an inherited or acquired trait?

• Inherited, because her parents had pink hair.

• Acquired, because she acquired this hair color.

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