Inherited and Aquired behavior

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Describe what you look like (physical traits) and what you like to do (behaviors).

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What is an instinct?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

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Living things are born with these.

• instincts

• learned behavios

• both instincts and learned behaviors.

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instinct

• A skill learned in school.

• A behavior that is done automatically.

• A behavior taught by a teacher.

• Doing something by practicing over and over.

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These are gathered through the senses, processed, and stored as memories to guide their actions.

• instincts

• learned behaviors

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behaviors acquired through observation or experience

• instinct

• learned

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cows staying away from an electric fence

• instinct

• learned

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An 11-year-old girl with green eyes and red hair plays the piano. Which of the following characteristics is an example of a learned behavior?

• Playing the piano

• Having green eyes

• Having red hair

• Being 11 years old

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Which of the following characteristics of a rabbit was most likely inherited from its parents?

• Bent whiskers

• Missing tooth

• Long ears

• Broken foot

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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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Which of the following behaviors of a dog is most likely learned?

• Panting in warm weather

• Playing fetch with a ball

• Barking at other dogs

• Chasing smaller animals

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The offspring of this cactus will most likely inherit all of the following of its characteristics EXCEPT–

• the thick trunk.

• the green color.

• the sharp spines.

• the birds nesting.

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All of the following can be inherited by the offspring of an apple tree EXCEPT--

• shape of leaves.

• broken branches.

• type of fruit.

• flower color.

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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.