Vocabulary
When you look like someone/ you share characteristics with them
Resemble
True or False: Inherited traits genetically passed from parents to offspring in both plants AND animals?
Yes- this is a true statement.
True or False: Hitchhiker's thumb and the ability to roll your tongue are inherited traits.
True
Is the shape of your nose inherited or acquired?
Inherited
Another word for an acquired trait
A learned trait/behavior
A part of your DNA that give instructions on how you will look
Genes
What is it called when an animal does something automatically without being taught how to do it. For example, a bird building a nest.
Instinct.
True or False: A young tree will have the same leaf shape as its parent tree
True
Why don’t offspring look exactly like their parents?
They get traits from both mom and dad. They are not a clone.
What is the inherited trait that means you can bend your thumb to the side?
Hitchhiker's Thumb
The young of a plant or animal
Offspring
Why does a person have a cleft chin?
They are born with it. It is inherited from their parents.
Do you inherit your hairstyle from your parents? Why or why not?
No, you can change your hairstyle. Your hair COLOR you inherit.
Is the language you speak inherited or acquired?
Acquired
Is your DNA the same as anyone else's?
Only if you have an identical twin. Otherwise it is completely unique to you!
Traits of an organism that develop after its born.
Acquired Traits
Family and cultural traditions are learned or inherited traits?
Learned/Acquired Traits
Why do puppies resemble their dog parents?
They have similar DNA they inherit from their parents.
What is the inherited trait we talked about that means your second toe is longer than your big toe?
Morton's Toe
Why do children resemble their parents?
They have similar DNA
Traits you are born with that you get from your biological parents
Inherited Traits
Is your personality an inherited trait or acquired trait?
BOTH. It is a mix of the two
Why do some kittens resemble both their mom and dad cats?
The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
Can you have blue eyes if both of your parents have brown eyes? Why or why not?
Yes. They would have to carry the gene
What does it mean if your hairline comes to a point?
Widow's Peak