Traits That Shape Us: Exploring Inheritance in Plants and Animals

The video explores why animals and plants have specific traits, focusing on learned, physical, and environmentally influenced traits. Learned traits are behaviors taught by parents, physical traits are inherited characteristics, and environmental traits are influenced by surroundings. Examples include ducks learning to associate humans with food, the color of a Labrador's fur, and a sunflower's growth affected by water availability. The video concludes by summarizing the differences and roles of these traits in the survival and appearance of organisms.

What is the primary reason that different species look and act differently?

• They have different diets.

• They live in different environments.

• They have inherited different traits from their parents.

• They have different levels of intelligence.

What is a learned trait?

• A physical feature inherited from parents.

• A behavior taught by a parent to its young.

• A trait influenced by the environment.

• A genetic mutation.

How do ducklings learn to associate people with food?

• By trial and error.

• By being taught by their mother.

• By observing other animals.

• By instinct.

What determines the color of a Labrador puppy's fur?

• The amount of sunlight it receives.

• The traits inherited from its parents.

• The diet it is fed.

• The environment it grows up in.

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

• A goose's migration pattern.

• A fox's pointed ears.

• A dog's ability to fetch.

• A sunflower's height due to water availability.

What is an environmentally influenced trait?

• A behavior learned from parents.

• A trait that is genetically inherited.

• A mutation caused by environmental factors.

• A trait affected by the surroundings.

How can a sunflower's growth be stunted?

• By a lack of water.

• By being exposed to cold temperatures.

• By being planted too close to other plants.

• By receiving too much sunlight.

What happens to a dog that is overfed and under-exercised?

• It becomes more energetic.

• It becomes more intelligent.

• It becomes overweight.

• It becomes more aggressive.

Which type of trait is taught to help an animal survive in its environment?

• Physical trait

• Learned trait

• Environmental trait

• Inherited trait

What role do physical traits play in plants and animals?

• They determine the behavior of the organism.

• They are learned from other organisms.

• They are characteristics of the body inherited from parents.

• They are influenced by the environment.