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1. What are genes?

2. What are inherited traits?
3. What are acquired traits?

4. Brainstorm a list of inherited and acquired traits for

the table below.

Inherited Traits

Acquired Traits

5. Inherited traits come from ____________________________.

6. Acquired traits come from ____________________________.
Draw a picture to help you remember inherited traits
and acquired traits.
Inherited Traits

Acquired Traits

Directions: Print the card headers and the traits. Sort

the traits according to whether they are acquired or
inherited.

Height
Dimples

Freckles

Earlobes
(Attached or
Detached)

Knowing the
Alphabet

Having a
favorite subject
in school

Birds
Singing

Having a
favorite
food

Riding a
Skateboard

Speaking
English or
Spanish

Hair
Color

Eye
Color

Color of a
Flower

Learning to
Read

Liking
Classical
Music

The Color
of a Dogs
Fur

A Zebras
Stripes

A Dog
Sitting on
Command

Being
Right
Handed

Rolling
Your
Tongue

Having
Naturally
Curly Hair

Shape of
Your Nose

Ability to
Hit a
Baseball

Avoiding
Prey That
Tastes Bad

Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Quiz

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________________
1. Which of these is an inherited trait?
a. Ability to read
b. Being right handed
c. Liking country music
d. Pierced ears
2. Which of these is an acquired trait?
a. Having naturally curly hair
b. Eye Color
c. Shape of your nose
d. Ability to hit a baseball
3. A cat has 8 kittens, 5 females and 3 males. Which
statement best describes the characteristics of
these kittens?
a. All of the kittens will look exactly like their mother.
b. All of the kittens will look exactly like their father.
c. The male and female kittens will look like both the
mother and the father.
d. The male kittens will look like the father, and the
female kittens will look the mother.
4. Which of these does a child inherit from his
parents?
a. Saying the alphabet
b. Speaking English
c. Eye color
d. Favorite color

5. Which of these has the greatest effect on how tall a

child will grow?
a. Genetic material from both parents.
b. Genetic material from the shortest parent.
c. The height of the oldest sibling.
d. The average height of the other siblings.
6. What factor most affects whether a student has a
cleft chin or a smooth chin?
a. The genes inherited from the parents of the students.
b. The diet of the student.
c. The environment where the student lives.
d. Whether the child has a big mouth or a small mouth.
7. What statement best describes the relationship
between inherited and acquired traits?
a. Inherited and acquired traits are both present at birth.
b. Inherited traits come from genes and acquired traits
are learned through the environment.
c. Acquired traits come from genes and inherited traits
are learned through the environment.
d. Inherited and acquired traits both come from genes.
8. What determines whether a person will have dimples
or not?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
9. Explain the relationship between your parents and
inherited traits.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Answer Key

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. a
7. b

8. Answers will vary, but should include knowledge

that this is an inherited trait and comes from the

genes of the parents.

9. Answers will vary, but should include that inherited
traits come from genes which are given to an infant
from its parents.

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cards are from Amy Alvis.

The Page Borders are from Teaching in a Small Town

The Fonts are from KG Fonts and Cara Carroll
The Background is from Glitter Meets Glue

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