Inherited vs. Acquired Traits

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Inherited vs. Acquired Traits
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CharacteristicsTraits

• You are a unique individual
• Characteristics (eye color, basketball skills,
  height, blood type, etc.) about you are called
  TRAITS

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Inherited Traits

• Received from your biological parents
• Heredity- passing of genes from parents to
  offspring

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Inherited Traits

• Eye color
• Natural hair color
• Blood type
• Right/left handed
• Color blindness
• Height

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Acquired Traits

• Developed during life (not born with)
• Examples
• Things you learned (riding a bike, reading,
  writing)
• Things that happened to you (short hair, cut-off
  finger)

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Acquired traits end with you!

• You cannot pass acquired traits on to offspring
• NOT in your DNA/genes
• Example Your kids wont be born with one arm if
  you cut off your arm first!

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Activity

• Work with a partner
• Turn over 1 card. Read the card and decide if it
  is an acquired or inherited trait. (use expo
  marker to mark the correct choice)
• Try to find the matching picture (different
  written description)
• Play like a game of MEMORY