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WorksheetsNature vs. Nurture
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 29mins
Complete the analogy:
nature is to hereditary factors;
nurture is to ____________
human development
genetics
personal traits
environmental variables
Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?
Bears have thick shaggy fur.
Bears learn where the best berries grow.
Baby bears figure out how to climb trees quickly.
A bear is wet because he’s been catching salmon.
Charlie’s nose looks just like his grandfather’s nose. This is an example of
nurture.
heredity.
environment.
learned behavior.
The language you speak, how you wear your hair and what music you like to listen to are all examples of
DNA
heredity
acquired traits
inherited traits
Why is a person’s height something that is both inherited and acquired?
A person’s height is determined completely by DNA.
Height is neither in a person’s DNA nor affected by the environment.
Height is determined completely by what environment a person lives in.
A person’s potential height is inherited, but they might not get enough nutrition to reach it.
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.
traits
DNA
genes
heredity
“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about
whether a trait is learned or inherited.
the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.
whether animals can teach humans new traits.
whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.
A characteristic of elephants is that they
have large ears.
have very good memories.
make trumpeting sounds when upset.
all of the above
Bald eagles have white heads which is an inherited trait
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a “nature vs. nurture” question?
What is Samantha’s favorite TV show?
When did Samantha get that sun burn?
Is Samantha’s sense of humor inherited, or did she learn it?
Which parent did Samantha inherit her hair color from?
Which of the following statements is true?
You get new acquired traits all your life, but once you acquire them they never change.
You are born with inherited traits, but they change over your lifetime as you learn new things.
Both your inherited and acquired traits are unchangeable from the moment you’re born.
Your inherited traits don’t change, but your acquired traits can change over your lifetime.
What are inherited traits?
characteristic living things gets from parents
a trait that a living thing picks up while growing up
What are behaviors?
ways of acting
How you look
What is environment?
Conditions surrounding a living thing that affect its life
Controlling the genes that are expressed or Turning Genes on or Off
a collection of the same species
Global Warming
Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:
Nature
Nurture
Diseases are always inherited
True
False
Fraternal twins have the exact DNA
True
False
