Inherited traits/Learned Behaviors

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• whales breathing air at the surface of the ocean
• deer fawns waiting motionless in the tall grass
• dogs avoiding porcupines after being attacked
• birds building nests out of twigs for their eggs

 Every member of a family can speak Spanish. The ability to speak Spanish is a(n) —

• inherited trait
• instinctive behavior
• accidental behavior
• learned characteristic

 A learned trait for a dolphin would be —

• hunting for military explosive devices
• pushing a newborn dolphin to the surface to breathe
• hunting for fish
• traveling in groups