Genetics and Heredity

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

 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 example is a physical feature passed on to offspring?

• talking 
• walking
• sharp beak
• loose tooth

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Raccoons living in cities have learned to open lids of garbage cans.  This is an example of an animal-

• adapting to its environment
• inheriting the ability to change its diet
• being tamed by humans
• becoming a plant eater

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Crows are black birds with excellent hearing.  In the wild they live 6-7 years.  Some crows in Japan open hard shelled nuts by dropping them in front of moving cars.  Which of these is a learned behavior?

• excellent hearing
• living 6-7 years
• dropping nuts in front of cars
• having black feathers

Which of the following is most likely a learned behavior?

• a lizard warming itself in the heat of the sun
• a cat running to the kitchen at the sound of a can opener
• butterflies migrating from Canada to Mexico each year
• a caterpillar feeding on milkweed plant

Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

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