Exploring Inherited and Acquired Traits | Grade 4

What are the two kinds of traits (features passed from parents to children) shown in the video?

• Dominant and recessive

• Inherited and acquired

• Physical and behavioral

• Genetic and environmental

How is a baby cactus different from its parent cactus?

• It is smaller and has a bulge on one side

• It has a different type of stem

• It has no thorns

• It is a different color

How do parents pass their traits (features like eye color or height) to their children?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Inheritance

Which trait do puppies NOT get from their parent dog?

• Fluffy coat

• Short tail

• Similar fur color

• Same eye shape

What is an example of a trait you can get during your life that was shown in the video?

• Big muscles from sports

• Fur pattern

• Fluffy coat

• Eye color

Why did the puppies not have short tails like their parent dog?

• It was a genetic mutation

• It was a dominant trait

• It was an acquired trait due to an accident

• It was a recessive trait

Which of these traits are you born with and cannot change?

• Eye color

• Developing big muscles

• Getting a new haircut

• Losing a fingernail

How can you start your own science study about living things?

• Conduct a survey

• Watch more videos

• Make a list of traits in living organisms around them

• Read a book about traits

Which trait is passed down from parents to children?

• Short tail due to an accident

• Eye shape

• Painting skills

• Big muscles from sports

How are traits you are born with different from traits you get later in life?

• Inherited traits are physical, acquired traits are behavioral

• Inherited traits are learned, acquired traits are genetic

• Inherited traits are temporary, acquired traits are permanent

• Inherited traits are genetic, acquired traits are due to environmental or accidental changes