Characteristics of Plants and Animals

What are the two main categories of characteristics of plants and animals?

• vascular and nonvascular

• tall and short

• traits and behaviors

• mammal or fish

A new organism that comes from its parents is called_______.

• learned behavior

• offspring

• inherited trait

• consumer

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The mama cat cleaning the kitten is ________.

• an inherited trait

• an acquired trait

• an instinct

• a learned behavior

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Which picture shows an acquired trait?

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Which picture shows a learned behavior?

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What inherited trait did the puppies get from their mother?

• drinking milk

• fetching

• black nose

• blonde hair

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Having blue eyes is an ________ trait.

Breaking your arm is an __________ trait.

Riding a bike is a ____________ behavior.

A spider building a web is an _____________.