
Heredity and Learning
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Science
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4th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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Dillan Formato
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Heredity and Learning
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Plants and Animals
Both plants and animals interact with inherited traits and learned traits. You need to understand each one of these as they can sometimes be difficult to determine.
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What is a trait?
Traits are physical characteristics or behaviors that are passed down from parent to offspring. (Offspring are the babies.)
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Now that we understand traits...
Let's apply this to inherited and learned characteristics and behaviors.
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Multiple Choice
This peacock has very colorful feathers. Are these inherited or learned?
Inherited
Learned
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Remember...
Inherited traits are traits animals receive from their parents at birth or that come naturally without practice or learning.
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Learned is it a bit different though...
For an animal to perform certain behaviors they have to learn them first by watching other animals or by being taught by their parents.
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Multiple Choice
That pack of wolves are grouping together to prepare for a hunt. Which is it?
Learned
Inherited
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Let's try another one!
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Multiple Choice
What was that an example of?
Inherited
Learned
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Great!
Hopefully we understand the difference between learned and inherited traits. Let's try some practice!
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