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Georgia Milestones Study Guide Science Unit 4
S5L2. Students will recognize that offspring can resemble parents in inherited traits and learned behaviors. a. Compare
and contrast the characteristics of learned behaviors and of inherited traits. b. Discuss what a gene is and the role genes
play in the transfer of traits
Inherited Trait
Dominant Trait
Recessive Trait
What are other names
for inherited
behaviors?
Gene
Chromosome
Learned Behavior
What are some
examples of instincts
or inherited
behaviors?
What are some
examples of learned
behaviors?
Inherited Trait
A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring
Dominant Trait
A trait that appears even if an organism has 1 factor for the trait
Recessive Trait
A trait that only appears when an organisms has 2 factors for the trait
What are other names for inherited behaviors?
Instinct, Innate behavior
Gene
The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for a trait
Chromosome
Threadlike structures in the nucleus of cells
Learned Behavior
A behavior acquired through experience
What are some examples of instincts or inherited behaviors?
1) A cat grooming itself
2) Building shelters
3) Caring for young
4) Finding food
5) Geese flying south
6) Eat
7) Sleep
8) Crying
9) An animal hunting
What are some examples of learned behaviors?
1) An animal improving skills to hunt
2) Table manners
3) Dressing yourself
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