General
Traits
Behaviors
Definitions
100
Name two inherited traits and one acquired trait that you see
Inherited: brown hair, blue eyes, pale skin, detached ear lobes
Acquired: pierced ears
100
Having freckles
Inherited or learned trait?
Inherited Trait
100
When baby sea turtles are born, they hatch on the beach and instinctively crawl to the ocean. There is no parent there to guide them.
Is this a inherited or learned behavior?
Inherited Behavior
100
A _____ is a characteristic of a living thing
Trait
200
True or False:
You can inherit genes from your aunt or uncle?
False
You only inherit genes from your parents.
200
Susan was riding on her bike when she took a turn too fast and fell off. She scraped up her hands and has bruises on her knee.
Are her scrapes and bruises an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
Acquired Trait
200
A wildlife biologist made the following observations about a female moose:
- no antlers
swam 1 mile across a lake
- scar on left side of muzzle
- rolled in mud to escape black flies
Which of the above observations is a learned behavior?
Swam 1 mile across a lake
200
An animal produces a _______, which can also be referred to as a child.
Offspring
300
A class rook a poll and found that 100% of the students knew how to ride a bike. What is the best explanation of this?
A. Everyone has a parent who can ride a bike
B. Riding a bike in an innate human behavior that all children can do
C. All of the students learned how to ride a bike
C. All of the students learned how to ride a bike
300
The offspring of two sea otters would most likely inherit what traits from its parents?
- ability to crack crab shells open with rocks
-webbed hind feet for swimming
-long whiskers to detect surroundings
- webbed hind feet for swimming
-long whiskers to detect surroundings
300
Which of the following bird behaviors is an instinctual behavior, rather than a learned one?
- A woodpecker finch uses a cactus spine to spear insects
- Canada geese migrate south during winter
- Pelicans find they catch more fish when hunting together
Canada geese migrate south during winter
300
A ___ can be found in your DNA and contains your triats
Gene
400
True or false
Genetics is the study of how traits are inherited through genes
True
400
Cheetahs:
- have flexible spines
-avoid predators like lions and hyenas
-stalk their pray
- have excellent vision during the day
Which inherited traits help cheetahs hunt and catch antelope?
- have flexible spins
- have excellent vision during the day
400
After my dog was born, he loved to go outside and play catch with his favorite red frisbee.
Is this a learned or inherited behavior?
Learned behavior
400
_____ is the passing of genes from parents to offspring.
- instincts
- heredity
- acquired traits
- chromosomes
Heredity
500
How many chromosome each does a mom and dad give to their offspring?
Bonus: Tell me the type of chromosome the mom carries and the type the dad carries
23
Bonus
Mom: xx
Dad:xy
500
What is the difference between an inherited trait and a acquired trait?
Inherited traits are passed down from parents to offspring and something we are born with.
Acquired traits are something we get during our life time.
500
What is the difference between learned behaviors and inherited behaviors?
Learned behaviors are behaviors organisms develop over time through experiences, practice, observation, or teaching.
Inherited behaviors are things organisms already know how to do and can be known as instincts
500
A _____ is a natural behavior that an animal already knows how to do in a given situation
- instincts
- heredity
- acquired traits
- chromosomes
Instincts