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Which of the following is an instinctive behavior that an animal could inherit from its parents?

• A raccoon taking lids off of trash cans to find food
• A dog barking loudly when the doorbell rings
• A seal balancing a ball on the end of its nose
• A bee flying from flower to flower to get nectar

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A bee flying from flower to flower to get nectar

Front

Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior?

• A turtle laying its eggs on the beach
• A dog retrieving a stick for its owner
• A bird migrating south for the winter
• A baby chick cracking open its shell

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A dog retrieving a stick for its owner

Front

What can be inherited by the offspring of an apple tree? Options: shape of leaves, broken branches, type of fruit, flower color.

Back

broken branches

Front

What is a learned trait that a bear could acquire during its lifetime?

Back

Taking food from human campsites

Front

Which of these is an inherited trait?

• Cooking a meal
• Speaking English
• Crying when hurt
• Using a pencil

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Crying when hurt

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Which of these is an inherited trait in human beings?

Playing soccer

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Having blue eyes

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Being able to read

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Speaking Spanish

Back

Having blue eyes

Front

Traits passed from a parent tree to its offspring EXCEPT: type of fruit, roots absorbing nutrients, trunk scarred by lightning, leaves releasing oxygen.

Back

a trunk scarred by lightning

Front

Which Atlantic puffin trait is a learned behavior?

Back

Swimming in the ocean waters

Front

Which of the parrot’s traits is learned?

• It has brightly colored feathers.
• It eats seeds and drinks water.
• It repeats words after me.
• It has wings and can fly.

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It repeats words after me.

Front

Which of these is an example of a learned behavior?

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