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Unit 4 Lesson 3 : Inherited & Learned Traits

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  • Give an example of a trait that could be both inherited and environmental, and explain why.
    (Answers may vary.)
  • Skills that people and animals gain over time are __ traits.
    learned
  • __ are traits that are passed from parent to offspring through genes (DNA).
    inherited traits
  • An __ is a way of acting that an animal does not have to learn, but can do automatically
    instinct
  • Knowing how to tie your shoes is an example of a __.
    learned trait
  • True or false : A parent could make a child have learned and environmental traits.
    TRUE - but not from genes!
  • Give an example of a learned trait.
    (Answers may vary.)
  • Birds knowing how to build nests and tadpoles knowing how to swim are examples of __.
    instincts
  • Eye color, hair color, and number of legs are examples of ___.
    traits
  • A bunny getting fat from eating a lot of food is an example of a __ trait.
    environmental
  • Give an example of an environmental trait.
    (Answers may vary.)
  • What two types of traits are NOT passed from parent to offspring through genes?
    Learned and environmental traits
  • True or false : If a parent has short hair, the baby will also always have short hair.
    False
  • Traits that an organism gets from interacting with the outside world are __.
    environmental traits
  • Give an example of an inherited trait.
    (Answers may vary.)
  • True or false : Animals get genes from just one parent.
    False
  • Inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring through __.
    genes
  • __ is the passing of traits from parent to offspring.
    Heredity / Inheritance
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