Inherited vs. Acquired Traits

Which of these is an inherited trait?

• Ability to read

• Being right handed

• Liking country music

• Pierced ears

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Which of these is an acquired trait?

• Having naturally curly hair

• Eye Color

• Shape of your nose

• Ability to hit a baseball

A cat has 8 kittens, 5 females and 3 males. Which statement best describes the characteristics of

these kittens?

• All of the kittens will look exactly like their mother.

• All of the kittens will look exactly like their father.

• The male and female kittens will look like both the

  mother and the father.

• The male kittens will look like the father, and the

  female kittens will look the mother.

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Which of these does a child inherit from his parents?

• Saying the alphabet

• Speaking English

• Eye color

• Favorite color

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Which of these has the greatest effect on how tall a child will grow?

• Genetic material from both parents.

• Genetic material from the shortest parent.

• The height of the oldest sibling.

• The average height of the other siblings.

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What factor most affects whether a student has a cleft chin or a smooth chin?

• The genes inherited from the parents of the students.

• The diet of the student

• The environment where the student lives.

• Whether the child has a big mouth or a small mouth.

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What statement best describes the relationship between inherited and acquired traits?

• Inherited and acquired traits are both present at birth.

• Inherited traits come from genes and acquired traits

  are learned through the environment

• Acquired traits come from genes and inherited traits

  are learned through the environment.

• Inherited and acquired traits both come from genes.

What determines whether a person will have dimples or not?

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Explain the relationship between your parents and inherited traits.

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Explain how "hair color" can be an acquired trait.

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