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Traits

Traits. Nature and Nurture. Thousands of different traits make you who you are. Some traits are determined mostly or entirely by genes. These kinds of traits are said to be due to nature . . Nature and Nurture.

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Traits

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  1. Traits

  2. Nature and Nurture • Thousands of different traits make you who you are. • Some traits are determined mostly or entirely by genes. • These kinds of traits are said to be due to nature.

  3. Nature and Nurture • Most traits, however, develop through a combination of nature (your genes) and nurture (everything in your life–where you live, the people you know, and even just luck).

  4. Nature and Nurture • Scientists all agree that both nature and nurture play important roles in who you are.

  5. Traits (write this in the exploding star) • A trait is a characteristic of something. Traits come in two basic flavors: TRAITS Physical TraitsBehavioral Traits

  6. Physical Traits Describe the way something looks Describe the internal structure (Write this in the triangle under physical traits) fur color ear shape number of legs placement of eyes brain and spinal cord

  7. Behavioral Traits Describe the way something acts Describe something that was learned (write this under behavioral traits) hibernation nest building migration

  8. Physical Traits Inherited Acquired • Coded in the DNA of each cell • Something that happened after birth

  9. Some examples of physical traits INHERITED ACQUIRED

  10. Behavioral Traits INHERITED ACQUIRED • Coded in the DNA of each cell • Sometimes called “instinct” • Something that was learned after birth

  11. Some examples of behavioral traits INHERITED ACQUIRED

  12. Now you try to identify these traits…(Write in the appropriate column) • Physical Inherited • Physical Acquired • Behavioral Inherited • Behavioral Acquired

  13. Ability to cook well

  14. Height

  15. Performing on Command

  16. Spots on coat

  17. Building a nest and sitting on eggs

  18. Flower petal color

  19. Pouncing on prey

  20. Freckles

  21. Ability to slam dunk

  22. Scars

  23. Migration

  24. Piercing

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