Skills and Traits

What do we call skills that you learn over time?

• Inherited traits

• Acquired traits

• Natural traits

• Genetic traits

Which of these is an example of an inherited trait?

• Playing soccer

• Eye color

• Drawing

• Playing music

What is a key difference between humans and most animals regarding traits?

• Humans cannot learn new skills

• Animals can choose their traits

• Animals have more skills than humans

• Humans can choose and develop new skills

Which activity is an example of an acquired trait?

• Height

• Hair color

• Playing the piano

• Skin color

What can humans do that most animals cannot?

• Fly

• Change their inherited traits

• Breathe underwater

• Choose and improve skills