Vocabulary
A characteristic or behavior that was learned or happened to a living thing after birth
What is: Acquired Trait
Each member of the group must give at least one characteristic that he/she inherited
What is: subject to whoever is answering this question (possible examples: skin color, hair color, eye color, height, nose shape, dimples, curly hair, etc.)
Each member of the group give an example of a characteristic you acquired after birth from either learning or from the environment
Possible answers: scars, writing, reading, sports, riding a bike, playing video games, drawing, etc.
True of false: The length of a giraffe's neck is an inherited trait
What is: true
A gardener cuts a bush into a round shape. Is this inherited or acquired?
What is: Acquired
An animal's or person's young
What is: offspring
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.
Define an acquired trait
What is: 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
What is: False--it is learned
If a plant has yellow flowers, where did that color come from?
What is : It was inherited from parent plants.
A characteristic passed from parents (or other family members) to offspring
What is: Inherited Trait
Which characteristic can a human inherit?
A Speaking Spanish
B Loving science
C Having blue eyes
D Facial scar
What is: (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
What is: Riding a bicycle
True or false: The color hair you are born with is an inherited trait
What is: True
Name two environmental factors
What is: Climate
Diet
Stress
Social
Physical Activity
Pollution and Toxins
Traits influenced or changed due to surroundings
What is: environmental trait
Why is the ability to swim an inherited trait in a fish but a learned trait in a human being?
What is: The ability to swim is an inherited trait in a fish because a fish needs to be able to swim to survive. Without the ability to swim, they would not be able to breathe. Humans do not need to know how to swim in order to survive because we are born on land and breathe air.
Do you acquire or inherit the language you speak?
What is: you acquire it.
True of false: All traits are inherited from parents.
What is: false
What’s one way the environment affects how a plant grows?
What is: Amount of sunlight, water, or soil quality
The length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions
What is: lifespan
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
What is: two wings on a butterfly
Name at least 5 traits that animals acquire
What is: answers will vary (some examples: chimps learning to sign language, dogs sitting on command, birds learning new tunes, bears choosing their favorite way to hunt, dolphins learning new tricks, etc.)
True or false: Traits from the environment can change a plant’s DNA.
What is: false.
Name the 4 things a living thing needs to survive
What is:
1) food
2) water
3) air
4) shelter