Learned Behavior A behavior that has changed because of a
certain experience.
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What are some behaviors we learn? Lets list some not to fight
with sibling (irritates adults), watch less TV so I can get school
work finished,turn in work because of loss of recess,go to bed
early so not tired in morning What about animals learned behaviors?
dogs/cat being house trained, beware stay away of predators, not to
mess with porcupine, climbing trees, to be aware of environmental
issues, hunt for food, way to eat
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Inherited Traits What is passed on from parents to offspring
through genes Genes are the things that play an important role in
determining physical traits how we look and lots of other stuff
about us. They carry information that helps make you who you are:
curly or straight hair, long or short legs, even how you might
smile or laugh, are all passed through generations of your family
in genes. What Is a Gene? Each cell in the human body contains
about 25,000 to 35,000 genes, which carry information that go
toward determining yourtraits (say: trates). Traits are
characteristics you inherit from your parents; this means your
parents pass some of their characteristics on to you through genes.
For example, if both of your parents have green eyes, you might
inherit the trait of green eyes from them. Or if your mom has
freckles, you might inherit that trait and wind up with a freckled
face. And genes aren't just in humans all animals and plants have
genes, too.eyes Genes hang out all lined up on thread-like things
calledchromosomes (say: kro-moh-somes). Chromosomes come in pairs,
and there are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of genes in one
chromosome. The chromosomes and genes are made of DNA, which is
short for deoxyribonucleic (say: dee-ox-see-ri-bo-nyoo-clay-ik)
acid.
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What are some examples of Traits? Lets list some eye color,
hair color, skin color, straight hair, eye sight, curly hair,
height, fluffiness, freckles What about animals inherited traits?
size, type of beak, fur color, type of fur (color, thick, thin,
stripes etc) length of legs, neck etc.
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Is this a learned behavior or a trait? Freckles:
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Is this a learned behavior or a trait? Riding a bike
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Is this a learned behavior or a trait? Eye Color
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Is this a learned behavior or a trait? The ability to read
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Now Lets see what you know! On a piece of paper, please answer
these questions. 1. In your own words, what is a trait? 2. Describe
three inherited traits that you received from your parents. Please
use complete sentences, capitals, periods, correct spelling. 3.
Describe three learned behaviors that you acquired from those
around you. Please use complete sentences, capitals, periods,
correct spelling.
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Sources: Inherited and Learned Traits by Megan Traverso
my.ccsd.net/userdocs/documents/1938532295.ppt
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/what_is_gene.html
http://www.sln.org/csi/knox/Traits/traitsexamples.pdf