Inherited and Acquired Traits
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Malorie Patterson
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7th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes an inherited trait?
Bears have thick shaggy fur.
Bears learn where the best berries grow.
Baby bears figure out how to climb trees quickly.
A bear is wet because he’s been catching salmon.
2.
Multiple Choice
Charlie’s nose looks just like his grandfather’s nose. This is an example of
nurture.
heredity.
environment.
learned behavior.
3.
Multiple Choice
The language you speak, how you wear your hair and what music you like to listen to are all examples of
DNA
heredity
acquired traits
inherited traits
4.
Multiple Choice
Why is a person’s height something that is both inherited and acquired?
A person’s height is determined completely by DNA.
Height is neither in a person’s DNA nor affected by the environment.
Height is determined completely by what environment a person lives in.
A person’s potential height is inherited, but they might not get enough nutrition to reach it.
5.
Multiple Choice
Some of Minerva’s ________ are that she is 5’2, speaks English and Spanish, has brown hair and green eyes and wants to be a filmmaker when she grows up.
traits
DNA
genes
heredity
6.
Multiple Choice
“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about
whether a trait is learned or inherited.
the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.
whether animals can teach humans new traits.
whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.
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