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A feature that is passed through genetic information.
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
Dominant Trait
Environment
A new or changed behavior that comes from experience.
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
Dominant Trait
Environment
A trait that appears most commonly in a species.
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
Dominant Trait
Environment
Living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
Dominant Trait
Environment
A behavioral action that occurs naturally.
Instinct
Recessive Trait
Mutation
Gene
A trait that appears less commonly in a species.
Instinct
Recessive Trait
Mutation
Gene
A mistake in a species DNA.
Instinct
Recessive Trait
Mutation
Gene
It is found in DNA and contains information about you, like eye or hair color.
Instinct
Recessive Trait
Mutation
Gene
A disability caused by a genetic defect
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Three-year-old children sharing toys
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Knowledge of how to play an instrument
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Birds pecking the insides of the eggs to hatch
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Speaking a second language
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
A person not touching a hot iron
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
A baby breathing as soon as it is born.
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
A porcupine using it quills when it is scared.
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Saying "please" and "thank you" to be polite
instinct
learned behavior
inherited trait
Kasey has brown hair. His wife, Shelly, also has brown hair. Kasey and Shelly have four children. Two children have brown hair, and two children have blonde hair. What is the most likely
explanation for this?
The blonde hair was a result of recessive genes.
The blonde hair was a result of genetic mutation.
The children’s hair was dyed so much that it stayed a permanent blonde color.
The children were born with brown hair, but it later turned blonde.
Tim is 6 feet tall. He has blonde hair and brown eyes. Besides English, Tim speaks French. Tim is a football player. When Tim plays football, he was to wear special shoes because he has flat feet. What are some of Tim’s learned characteristics/behaviors?
being 6 feet tall, having blonde hair and brown eyes, having flat feet
speaking French, playing football, having flat feet
speaking French, playing football
wearing special shoes, having flat feet, and speaking French
What is another name for inherited behaviors?
recessive traits
chromosomes
instincts
factors
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