Inherited Traits and Physical Characteristics

What are inherited traits?

• Traits passed down from parents to children

• Traits influenced by the environment

• Traits that can be seen or measured

• Traits that affect only physical appearance

Which of the following is an example of a physical trait?

• Eye color

• Height

• Shape of the nose

• Genes

How can the environment influence physical traits?

• By changing your genes

• By affecting your height through diet and exercise

• By determining your eye color

• By altering inherited traits

What role do genes play in inherited traits?

• They are tiny instructions that determine traits

• They are influenced by the environment

• They only affect physical appearance

• They are visible characteristics

Why is it important to understand inherited and physical traits?

• To learn more about ourselves and our family connections

• To change our inherited traits

• To make everyone the same

• To ignore environmental influences