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Inherited Traits vs Learned Behaviors

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3 questions

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Question 1

1.

Drag each definition to the matching word.

characteristics passed down from parent to offspring.
characteristics that happen to an organism after birth and are NOT passed on to the offspring.
skills that one learns through teaching or observation.

Inherited Trait
Learned behavior
Acquired Trait

Question 2

2.

Decide if each item below is an inherited trait, learned behavior, or an acquired trait.

birds eating from a bird feeder

Question 3

3.

Sort the following list of traits into either the inherited or learned/acquired category.

The shape of an eagle's beak
A cat with a broken leg
A dog swimming
The spines on a cactus plant

playing Fortnite

brown hair

riding a bike

blue eyes

freckles 

broken arm

tattoo on arm

scar on leg

Inherited Trait

Learned Behavior

Acquired Trait

A dog doing a trick

A dolphin jumping through a hoop

A monkey using a stick to get insects to eat

Inherited

Learned/ Acquired