Vocabulary (A)
A characteristic passed from parents (or other family members) to offspring
Inherited Trait
Which characteristic can a human inherit?
A Speaking Spanish
B Loving science
C Having blue eyes
D Facial scar
C. Having blue eyes
Which characteristic is acquired rather than inherited
A. having naturally straight hair
B. knowing how to breathe
C. blinking
D. riding a bicycle
Riding a bicycle
True or false: The color hair you are born with is an inherited trait
True
A characteristic or behavior that was learned or happened to a living thing after birth
Acquired Trait
Who do inherited traits come from?
Parents
Which of these is something you acquire?
A. Eye color
B. Hair color
C. Learning to read
D. Height
C. Learning to read
True of false: The length of a giraffe's neck is an inherited trait
True
An animal's or person's young
Offspring
Which is NOT an inherited trait?
A. Freckles
B. Dimples
C. Learning to read
D. Hair texture
C. Learning to read
Define an acquired trait
A characteristic or behavior you learn or that happens to you after you are born.
True or false: The ability for a dog to sit on command is an inherited trait
False
A living thing that makes offspring.
Parent
Which trait is inherited by all members of the same species?
A. white fur on a dog
B. two wings on a butterfly
C. green eyes on a human being
D. two flowers on a rose plant
Two wings on a butterfly
Do you acquire or inherit the language you speak?
You acquire it from your environment
Which statement is true?
A. All traits are learned
B. All traits are inherited
C. Some traits are inherited and some are acquired
D. Traits do not matter
C. Some traits are inherited and some are acquired
What is a trait?
A feature of a living thing (Ex: size, shape, color)
Explain if you can inherit a sunburn.
What is: false. You CANNOT inherit a sunburn. A sunburn is what you acquire after being out the sun for too long. It is caused by the environment and not your genes.
Name a trait that a dog can acquire.
Sitting on command, rolling over on command, dyed hair, chipped tooth, torn ear, etc.
True or False:
An organism is a dead thing.
False