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Inherited Traits vs Learned Behaviors

Last updated 11 months ago

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Question 1

1.

Drag each definition to the matching word.

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

Inherited Trait
Learned behavior
Acquired Trait

Question 2

2.

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

blue eyes

Question 3

3.

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

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

tattoo on arm

scar on leg

playing Fortnite

brown hair

birds eating from a bird feeder

freckles 

riding a bike

broken arm

Inherited Trait

Learned Behavior

Acquired Trait

A monkey using a stick to get insects to eat

A dog doing a trick

The spines on a cactus plant

A dolphin jumping through a hoop

Inherited

Learned

Acquired