Deck 10 Heredity

Question 1

Instincts

Answer 1

Inherited (not learned) behavior of an organism

Question 2

Learned Behavior

Answer 2

Behaviors that are gained through experience and learning

Question 3

Inherited Traits

Answer 3

Characteristics that are passed down from parent to child and determined by genes
(ex. Eye color, hair color)

Question 4

Acquired Traits

Answer 4

Characteristics that an organism develops during its lifetime that are not passed on to offspring (ex. Injury, disease)

Question 5

Generations

Answer 5

People, plants or animals that are all born about the same time

Question 6

Genetics

Answer 6

The study of how traits or characteristics are passed down from parent to offspring

Question 7

Characteristics

Answer 7

Qualities or traits that make something or someone unique

Question 8

Offspring

Answer 8

The immediate descendant (child) of an organism

Question 9

(Biological) Parent

Answer 9

The mother or father of the offspring from whom genetic traits are passed