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