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Inherited and Aquired behavior

Inherited and Aquired behavior

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Science

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5th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS
4-LS1-2, 3-LS3-1, 4-LS1-1

Standards-aligned

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Lea Epps

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31 Slides • 14 Questions

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

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Multiple Choice

What is an instinct?
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Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

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A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

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Multiple Choice

Living things are born with these.

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instincts

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learned behavios

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both instincts and learned behaviors.

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instinct

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A skill learned in school.

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A behavior that is done automatically.

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A behavior taught by a teacher.

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Doing something by practicing over and over.

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Multiple Choice

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

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instincts

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learned behaviors

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behaviors acquired through observation or experience

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instinct

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learned

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cows staying away from an electric fence

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instinct

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learned

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Multiple Choice

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?

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Playing the piano

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Having green eyes

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Having red hair

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Being 11 years old

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Multiple Choice

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

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Bent whiskers

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Missing tooth

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Long ears

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Broken foot

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Multiple Choice

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

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A raccoon taking lids off of trash cans to find food.

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A dog barking loudly when the doorbell rings.

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A seal balancing a ball on the end of its nose.

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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?

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Panting in warm weather

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Playing fetch with a ball

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Barking at other dogs

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Chasing smaller animals

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Multiple Choice

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

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the thick trunk.

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the green color.

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the sharp spines.

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the birds nesting.

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

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shape of leaves.

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broken branches.

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type of fruit.

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flower color.

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

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A turtle laying its eggs on the beach

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A dog retrieving a stick for its owner.

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A bird migrating south for the winter.

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A baby chick cracking open its shell.

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