1. Acquired Traits of Animals
Traits that animals gets after birth because of an experience/event or something in the environment.

3. Acquired traits can also be called learned behaviors.
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Learned behaviors in humans
Bees Learn Soccer!

4. Cannot pass on to the animal’s kids/offspring
Example: If this three-legged dog had puppies, they would not be born with three legs. The mom only has three legs because one of her legs was hurt in an accident.

5. Those are INHERITED traits.
But, what traits would her puppies still have that she has?
Those are INHERITED traits.

6. Think about identical TWINS!
Inherited traits are characteristics they will ALWAYS share. (eye color, skin color, height)
Acquired traits are characteristics that may be different if they had different experiences or lived in different cities. (dyed hair color, hair length, education, scars)

7. A trait can be both?! Think about straight teeth.
Some people have straight teeth because they had braces as a child.
Some people get straight teeth because straight teeth runs in the family.

8. Acquired or Inherited?
SHOWDOWN

9. Acquired or Inherited?
Damage/scar
on a turtle shell

10. Acquired or Inherited?
Dalmatian spots

11. Acquired or Inherited?
The weight of a pup
with a poor diet

12. Acquired or Inherited?
Broken arm

13. Acquired or Inherited?
Baby talking

14. Acquired or Inherited?
Hole in a pierced ear

15. Acquired or Inherited?
Blue eyes

16. Acquired or Inherited?
Deer antlers

17. Acquired or Inherited?
Baldness of a
Sphinx cat

18. Acquired or Inherited?
Elephants doing tricks

19. from falling off a skateboard
Acquired or Inherited?
Skinned knee
from falling off a skateboard

20. Acquired or Inherited?
Pink hair