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Nature vs. Nurture

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the analogy:

nature is to hereditary factors;

nurture is to ____________

a)

human development

b)

genetics

c)

personal traits

d)

environmental variables

2.

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Bears have thick shaggy fur.

b)

Bears learn where the best berries grow.

c)

Baby bears figure out how to climb trees quickly.

d)

A bear is wet because he’s been catching salmon.

3.

Charlie’s nose looks just like his grandfather’s nose. This is an example of

a)

nurture.

b)

heredity.

c)

environment.

d)

learned behavior.

4.

The language you speak, how you wear your hair and what music you like to listen to are all examples of

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

acquired traits

d)

inherited traits

5.

Why is a person’s height something that is both inherited and acquired?

a)

A person’s height is determined completely by DNA.

b)

Height is neither in a person’s DNA nor affected by the environment.

c)

Height is determined completely by what environment a person lives in.

d)

A person’s potential height is inherited, but they might not get enough nutrition to reach it.

6.

Some of Minerva’s ________ are that she is 5’2, speaks English and Spanish, has brown hair and green eyes and wants to be a filmmaker when she grows up.

a)

traits

b)

DNA

c)

genes

d)

heredity

7.

“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about

a)

whether a trait is learned or inherited.

b)

the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.

c)

whether animals can teach humans new traits.

d)

whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.

8.

A characteristic of elephants is that they

a)

have large ears.

b)

have very good memories.

c)

make trumpeting sounds when upset.

d)

all of the above

9.

Bald eagles have white heads which is an inherited trait

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following is an example of a “nature vs. nurture” question?

a)

What is Samantha’s favorite TV show?

b)

When did Samantha get that sun burn?

c)

Is Samantha’s sense of humor inherited, or did she learn it?

d)

Which parent did Samantha inherit her hair color from?

11.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

You get new acquired traits all your life, but once you acquire them they never change.

b)

You are born with inherited traits, but they change over your lifetime as you learn new things.

c)

Both your inherited and acquired traits are unchangeable from the moment you’re born.

d)

Your inherited traits don’t change, but your acquired traits can change over your lifetime.

12.

What are inherited traits?

a)

characteristic living things gets from parents

b)

a trait that a living thing picks up while growing up

13.
Acquired trait
a)
a trait that a living thing picks up while growing up
b)
characteristic living things gets from parents
14.

What are behaviors?

a)

ways of acting

b)

How you look

15.

What is environment?

a)

Conditions surrounding a living thing that affect its life

b)

Controlling the genes that are expressed or Turning Genes on or Off

c)

a collection of the same species

d)

Global Warming

16.

Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

17.

Diseases are always inherited

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Fraternal twins have the exact DNA

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Most would agree that people are...
a)
a product of their genetics
b)
a product of their environment
c)
a product of their environment and the traits they were born with
20.
If a child has brown eyes when she is born, it would be an example of...
a)
nature
b)
nurture 
21.
If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 
a)
nature
b)
nurture
22.
The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
23.
The “nuture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
24.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
25.
A process in which individuals with certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits is called
a)
artificial selection
b)
natural selection
c)
extinction
d)
speciation