1. Learned versus Inherited Behavior

2. What are inherited traits?  Physical traits that are a result of our genes.

3. What are acquired traits?  Traits that are a result of our upbringing. Language and food preferences

4. Both acquired and inherited traits  Intelligence  Personality  Risk for diseases

5. Inherited Traits  Inherit physical traits from out parents through genes.  Physical appearance: phenotype  Phenotype is dependent on our genotype  Genotype is our gene make-up or our chemical blueprint found in our DNA.  Inherited characteristics can be: Color of an animals fur Length of an animals claws In humans, rolling your tongue is and inherited trait

6. Inherited Traits  An organism cannot control or change the inherited traits it has from birth.

7. Examples of Inherited Traits  Whales have the ability to swim at birth  Lizards move into the sun to get warm  Migrating birds  Hibernating  Female dogs know how to take care of their young  Survival skills

8. Environmental Factors (Acquired)  These factors play an important role in how we act.  Acquired traits are a result of our environment.  Language is an acquired trait

9. Some traits are acquired/inherited  Weight  Skin color  Intelligence  disease

10. Reason scientist can say traits are a result of both genes and environment  Scientist have studied identical twins to determine the affects of environment and genes  Identical twins have the same DNA  If DNA was the only factor that determined who we are, then identical twins would be identical in every way.  Environmental factors like diet, exercise, time spent outdoors, and schooling also affect who an individual becomes.