Inherited and Acquired Traits
Are you born with it, or did you learn it??
What's the difference?
Inherited traits are traits you are born with, while acquired traits are ones you learn during your lifetime. You can pass on your inherited traits. You don't pass on your acquired traits.
Inherited traits
Eye Color
My dad and I both have green eyes.
Height
I'm short, but I never really had a chance! My mom is only 5', and my dad is 5'7"...
Facial Features
I look a LOT like my grandmother! We have the same nose, and similar mouths. (No, that's not me - that's my uncle with her!) I think she may have even had green eyes...
Acquired Traits
Sewing
Even though my mother knows how to sew, I still had to learn how to do it myself. I wasn't born with the ability!
Reading
I like to read, but had to learn how to read in school first!
Swimming
I'm not a very good swimmer (I tend to sink, which I think I inherited from my grandmother...) But, if I can hold my nose or dog paddle, I've learned enough to do ok!