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Where did you get your inherited traits?
Where did you get your inherited traits?
5.10.B
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5.10.B
Where did you get your inherited traits?
What is the difference between an inherited trait and an acquired trait?
Decide if each of the following are inherited traits or acquired traits.
Eye color
scar on arm
Size of ear
tattoo
Inherited traits
Acquired traits
How do learned behaviors get better?
What is a learned behavior?
What is an instinct?
Inherited Traits | Learned Behaviors | |
|---|---|---|
Beak shape | ||
Begging for food | ||
Using sticks as tools | ||
Migration | ||
Nocturnal |
A student wants to study the inherited traits and learned behaviors that can be observed on a playground.
Which observations are most likely inherited traits?
Select THREE correct answers.
Blue jays are birds that live in eastern and central North America. Which traits are learned behaviors?
Select TWO correct answers.
A fifth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby park. The students made a list of observations during their visit. Which of these observations are most likely inherited traits?
Select TWO correct answers.
How can a scientist determine if a behavior is learned or inherited?
How is a squirrel eating food from a person at a park a learned behavior?
Why are instincts, such as squirrels storing food for winter, NOT learned behavior?
Inherited Traits | Learned Behaviors | |
|---|---|---|
A pet parrot imitates the family dog barking. | ||
A student has freckles | ||
A hamster drinks water from a metal tube. | ||
A bee produces honey from the nectar it collects. | ||
A mature tomato plant produces seven large red tomatoes. | ||
A sea turtle buries eggs in the sand. |
How is a sea turtle burying its eggs in the sand an inherited trait?
What other characteristics would a tomato plant inherit from its parent plant, besides the ability to produce fruit?
Which of the following are inherited traits?
Which of the following are examples of learned behaviors?
