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Inherited and Acquired Traits

Quiz by Amy Rigdon

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  • Q1
    a characteristic of a living thing
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    inherit
    behavior
    trait
    gene
    30s
  • Q2
    the way a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings
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    inherit
    gene
    behavior
    trait
    30s
  • Q3
    a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents
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    inherited trait
    learned behavior
    acquired trait
    genetics
    30s
  • Q4
    inherited behaviors in animals
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    instincts
    learned behavior
    acquired trait
    genetics
    30s
  • Q5
    a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime
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    genetics
    inherited trait
    acquired trait
    instinct
    30s
  • Q6
    ways of acting or skills that an animal learns or develops during its lifetime
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    heredity
    learned behaviors
    instinct
    inherited trait
    30s
  • Q7
    A physical characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring.
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    heredity
    instinct
    Inherited Physical Trait
    acquired trait
    30s
  • Q8
    A trait that is not passed from parents, but acquired during life
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    Acquired Physical Trait
    learned behavior
    instinct
    inherited trait
    30s
  • Q9
    part of a chromosome that contains the code for an inherited trait
    Gene
    30s
  • Q10
    the product of one or more parents
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    offspring
    reproduce
    genetics
    behavior
    30s
  • Q11
    the passing of traits from parents to offspring
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    acquired trait
    instinct
    learned behavior
    heredity
    30s
  • Q12
    an organisms surroundings
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    instinct
    offspring
    environment
    learned behavior
    30s
  • Q13
    instinct
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    bird building a nest in a tree
    heredity
    acquired trait
    learned behavior
    30s
  • Q14
    learned behavior
    boy plays a saxophone
    30s
  • Q15
    inherited physical trait
    brown eyes
    30s

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