1. March 5, 2012 Science Warm-up Get Out Copy agenda and raise hand
Do Monday’s warm-up
Get Out
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ISN
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2. Inherited Traits and Learned Behavior
Pre-Assessment
When you finish, turn it face down on your desk. We are going to go over it.

3. A protective adaptation A learned behavior Instinct
Sea otters often pick up rocks from the ocean floor and use them to crack open the shellfish which they have hunted for food. This is an example of-
An inherited trait
A protective adaptation
A learned behavior
Instinct
Answer: C. A learned behavior

4. Which of these is an inherited trait?
Liking to play soccer
Having blue eyes
Being able to read
Speaking Spanish
Answer: B. Having blue eyes

5. The offspring of this apple tree will probably inherit all of the following traits EXCEPT-
Leaves of the same shape as the parent tree.
Branches broken in the same place as the parent tree.
Bearing apples of the same kind as the parent tree.
The same kind of small flowers as the parent tree.
Answer: B. Branches broken in the same place as the parent tree

6. Which one of these behaviors in bears is probably NOT inherited?
Taking food from human campsites.
Standing on two legs and growling when there is danger.
Hibernating in the winter to conserve energy.
Having an excellent sense of smell.
Answer: A. Taking food from human campsites.

7. Which of these is NOT a way that an animal can acquire a learned behavior?
By copying the observed behavior of another animal.
By being taught by a parent.
By experimenting and practicing.
By being born knowing how to do something.
Answer: D. By being born knowing how to do something.

8. Glue the Pre-Assessment on page 8 of your ISN

9. Vocabulary
Before you begin cutting out your vocabulary flash cards, turn the page over and write the #’s 1-6 on the cards. See example- 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

10. Notes
A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents is called an inherited trait.

11. A learned behavior is a skill that an animal develops after it is born.
Learned behaviors are not passed from parents to their offspring. If you know how to ride a bike, your children will not be born knowing how to do that. They will have to learn, just as you did.

12. Like learned behaviors, some physical traits are not inherited
Like learned behaviors, some physical traits are not inherited. If you cut your hand and get a scar, you will not pass that trait on to your children. A bird with a broken wing will not have offspring with broken wings. A tree may be bent by the wind or scarred by lightning. But seedlings that grow from the tree’s seeds will not have those traits.

13. Which of these is a learned behavior for a dog? Walking on four legs
Rolling over on command
Barking
panting
Answer: B. Rolling over on command
Which of these is an inherited trait for humans?
Knowing how to read
Speaking English
Being able to play the violin
Having two arms.
Answer: D. Having two arms

14. Which sentence is true?
Inherited traits are passed from offspring to parents.
Inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring.
Behaviors are never inherited.
Behaviors are always inherited.
Answer: B.
Which of these traits can a tree NOT pass to its offspring?
The shape of its leaves
Roots that grow toward water
A trunk scarred by lightning
The kind of seeds its forms
Answer: C. A trunk that is scarred by lightning

15. Activity- Two tab foldable
Top: Inherited Trait- a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents.
List 4 traits you have inherited from your parents
Bottom: Learned Behavior- a skill that an animal develops after it is born.
List 4 traits you have learned

16. Progress Monitoring Quiz
Please clear your desk of everything except a pencil.