Inherited Traits, Acquired Traits and Learned Behaviors

Karla has a chocolate, erect-eared rabbit and wants her to have chocolate, erect-eared babies. What TWO traits should Karla look for in the father rabbit to make sure this happens?

• black nose

• grey colored

• chocolate colored

• floppy ears

• erect ears

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The picture shows a dog with her puppies. Which question can be asked about the inherited physical traits of the dogs?

• How do puppies learn to play fetch?

• Why do the puppies have brown fur?

• How many times a day does a puppy eat?

• Why do puppies stay close to their mother?

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Select THREE of the following that are examples of acquired traits.

• Having black hair

• Building a house

• A giraffe's long neck

• Learning a language

• Riding a bike

The picture shows a fish. Which question can be asked about the acquired physical traits of the fish?

• Which does the fish have white rings around its body?

• How much did the fish weigh at birth?

• How did the fish get a smaller fin?

• Why is the fish orange?

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The language you speak

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

• Learned Behavior

The stripes on a tiger are a(n)

• Acquired trait

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

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A scar on your left knee is a(n)

• Acquired trait

• Inherited Trait

• Learned behavior

Megan has a garden of red daisies and white daisies. She wants to grow some pink daisies. Crystal tells her to plant the red and white daisies together and they will make pink daisies. Megan says this will not work. Who is correct and why?

• Megan is correct because red and white does not make pink.

• Crystal is correct because planting red and white plants together will always make pink plants.

• Megan is correct because flower color is an inherited trait.

• Crystal is correct because flower color is an acquired trait.

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Which of the following questions can be asked to determine which characteristic of blue whales is a learned behavior?

• Do all blue whales live around 80-90 years?

• Do all blue whales eat krill?

• Do all blue whales weigh between 140-200 tons?

• Do all blue whales come to the surface when it's time to eat?

Which question can Jessica ask to learn about the acquired physical traits of the horse?

• How many horses are male?

• How many horses have light brown colored fur?

• Do all horses have scars on their legs?

• Do all horses have long, black tails?