Inherited traits & Learned behaviors

Which of these is not an inherited trait?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
• a horse pulling a plow

The shape of a leaf.

• learned behavior
• inherited trait

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Susan has curly, brown hair.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 

• learned behavior 
• inherited trait
• adaptation 
• function

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
  riding a bicycle
• a horse pulling a plow
  playing a musical instrument

cockroach using its antennae to detect its surroundings

• inherited behavior
• learned behavior

tongue rolling

• inherited
• learned

Birds' beak size

• inhertied
• learned

Dog fetching

• inherited
• learned

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of:

• inherited trait
• learned behavior
  learned behavior
• hibernation
• camouflage