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Vocabulary
True or False
Inherited Traits
Learned Behaviors
Which is it?
100
A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
Inherited Traits
100
Pollution can cause animals to have defects/mutations in their body. The damaged DNA cannot affect an organism's offspring?
False. Damaged DNA CAN affect an organism's offspring.
100

Why do children look like a combination of their parents?

Half comes from their mom and the other half comes from their dad. 

100
How does a living thing acquire learned behaviors?
Through experience
100
Eye Color
Inherited Trait
200

A behavior that a living thing can do now that they have not always been able to do.

Learned Behavior

200
Dolphins have the instinct to know how to swim as soon as they are born.
True
200

Which traits of a pine tree are caused by the environment, not genetics? A)bark cracked and gray        B)treelike growth pattern       C)sheds needles in dry conditions        D)height varies between 20 and 30 feet

C) sheds needles in dry conditions

200
Behaviors inherited from parents.
Instincts
200
Crying when something is wrong
A combination of a learned behavior and inherited behavior (instinct)
300
A behavior, or way of acting, that an organism inherits from its parents.
Instinct
300
In order for a pea plant to be short, two dominant traits must be present.
False. Two RECESSIVE traits must be present because shortness is a recessive trait for pea plants.
300
Give 3 examples of an inherited trait
[Answers will vary]
300
Give 3 examples of learned behaviors
[Answers with vary]
300
Being a good reader
Learned behavior
400
Everything surrounding an organism that affects it.This includes air, water, food, and landforms.
Environmental Influences
400
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.
400

Plant height, leaf shape, and flower color are all examples of what in plants? And Why?
A) inherited traits      B)transport parts           C)environmental factors         D)adaptations

A. Inherited traits.  

Plants are born that way. These characteristics are in them when the are born. 

400
Which of the following is a learned behavior? A: a disability caused by a genetic defect B: babies breathing as soon as they get out of the womb C: babies reflexes as something touches their feet. D: celebrating our loved one's birthdays
D. Celebrating our loved one's birthdays
400
Body type
A combination of the environment and inherited trait
500
It is a part of the chromosome. It contains the DNA code for an inherited trait.
Gene
500
A person's skin color is a combination of an inherited trait and a trait acquired from the environment.
True
500

A student is asked to compare and contrast learned behaviors and inherited traits during a science activity. One task asked the student to sort the following terms into appropriate groups.

  • hair color
  • eye color
  • speaking a specific language (such as English or Spanish)
  • ability to hit a baseball
  • playing an instrument
  • dimples.

Which ones are inherited Traits

Hair Color, Eye Color, Dimples.

500
Are your 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.
500
A spider making a web.
Instinct