Vocabulary
Pollution can cause animals to have defects/mutations in their body.
True. Pollution can damage the DNA and affect an organism's offspring.
Is height an inherited trait?
Yes
How does a living thing acquire learned behaviors?
Through observation and experience
Eye Color
Inherited Trait
A behavior that a living thing can do now that they have not always been able to do.
Learned Behavior
Dolphins have to be taught how to swim.
False, it is an instinct.
If my parents and aunts can roll their tongue, can I roll my tongue?
Most likely!
Behaviors inherited from parents.
Instincts
Crying
Instinct (inherited behavior)
A behavior, or way of acting, that an organism inherits from its parents.
Instinct
Animals and plants are exactly like their parents.
False
Give 3 examples of learned behaviors
[Answers with vary]
Being a good reader
Learned behavior
Everything surrounding an organism that affects it.This includes air, water, food, and landforms.
Environment
Speaking English is an inherited trait.
False. You have to LEARN to speak a language. You are not born knowing how to speak a language.
If a husky puppy's parents have brown and white hair, what color should the puppy be?
brown and white
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
A: a disability caused by a genetic defect
B: babies breathing as soon as they are born
C: babies reflexes as something touches their feet
D: celebrating our loved one's birthdays
D. Celebrating our loved one's birthdays
Body type
A combination of the environment and inherited trait
Something that your parents don't have, but you do.
Acquired traits
A person's skin color can be influenced by the environment.
True
Are learned behaviors in your genes? Explain your answer.
No. Your genes are passed down from your parents (inherited traits or instincts). Your learned behaviors are not passed from your parents.
A spider making a web.
Instinct