Traits are features or visible characteristics Behavior is a way in which living this react or act to its surrounding environment Inherited trait Trait received by offspring from parent Both physical or behavioral characteristics can be inherited Behavioral trait is also called instinct ID: 908038
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Inherited and Acquired Traits
Slide2Traits are features or visible characteristicsBehavior is a way in which living this react or act to its surrounding environment.Inherited trait
:
Trait received by offspring from parent. Both physical or behavioral characteristics can be inherited. Behavioral trait is also called instinct.
Instinct is a behavior that comes naturally without being taught.
Acquired trait
:
Behaviors or that
are learned or acquired
through interaction with environment and life
experiences
.
Slide3Inherited TraitsInherited traits are coded in your DNA and you receive it
from
your parents. Physical and Behavioral inherited traits (
instinct). Because inherited traits are coded in the DNA, they can be passed on to the next
generation
Inherited Physical Traits
Inherited Behavior Traits
eye color, hair color, skin color
birds hatching from eggs
tongue rolling
Birds protecting their egg(instinct)
thumb rolling back
Birds flying in groups
Long neck of giraffe
zebra stripes
Birds migrating (instinct)
Ear shape, fur color ,leaf shape
bears hibernation
Slide4Acquired TraitsAcquired traits develop during life (organism is not born with it) .Animals learn these when they interact with environment. It is not
in your
DNA. It will not be passed on to next generation.
Examples -Things
you learned (riding a bike, reading, writing
), scars from injury,
Things
that happened to you (short hair, broken bone)
Acquired Behavior Traits
eg
: playing musical instrument, dog learning tricks
Slide5Acquired Physical Trait Scar
Acquired Behavior Trait
Inherited Physical Trait
Inherited Behavior Trait
Slide6Add a Slide Title - 2Some are little bit of bothAnimals
have the instinct to hunt but must learn hunting
skills
Receive
skin color from parents
, but
amount of time in sun determines tan.