Inherited Traits learned behavior

Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?

• Speaking Spanish
• Bird saying hello
• Cat using a litter box
• Spines on a cactus

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Which of the following is a behavior that is learned?

• shape of a beak
• monkey riding a bicycle
• horse eating hat
• snake eating mice

When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs.  The cubs will then climb a tree.  This response is

• an environmental trait
• an inherited trai
• a learned behavior
• a personality trair

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 Which of the following is a behavior? 
 

• running when startled
• having very sharp teeth
• having a good sense of smell
• having long legs

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 If a trait is learned or caused by the environment, then                                       

• it can be changed
• it can be passed on to offspring
• it cannot be changed
• it cannot be passed on, but could be taught to offspring

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Which of these human traits is not inherited?                  

• the language a person speaks
• the color of a person's eyes
• the color of a person's hair
• being able to laught

A dog runs after a thrown stick and brings it back to its owner. What type of behavior is the dog showing?          

• an instinct
• an inherited trait
• a learned behavior
• an innage behavior

Which of the following is a learned behavior

• a snake slithering on the ground
• bees pollinating flowers
• a duck swimming in a pond
• a dog fetching a newspaper

A dog owner feeds his new dog in its sleeping crate.  Soon the dog runs to its crate when it is hungry.  This behavior is an example of

• inherited behavior
• learned behavior
• instinct
• migration pattern

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Which of the following organisms can learn a behavior?

• an apple tree
• a dandelion
• a rabbit
• a rose bush

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