Which is an example of an instinct?

a bird knows where to find a bird feeder

Which is an example of a physical trait?

a squirrel gathering and saving nuts

Which is an inherited physical trait?

a boy has straight teeth from braces

An inherited physical trait is

a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

more important than an acquired physical trait

a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

what is true of instrincts and learned behaviors?

They are characteristics of living things

They are inherited from parents

They are characteristics that can change

They are acquired during a lifetimne

a girl's left arm is shorter than her right arm. Which is the BEST question to determine whether the girl's shorter arm is an acquired physical trait or an inherited physical trait?

Is the left arm of the girls mother shorter than her right arn?

Does the girl have a scar on her right arm?

How can a girl acquire the trait for a shorter arm?

a student gives a toy to a cat. The cat rolls and plays with the toy. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether playing with toys is an instinct or a learned behavior in cats?

When the cat was young, did it see its mother play with toys?

Does the cat play with the toy every day?

Do the cat's brothers and sisters also play with the toy?

A student has several rose plants. The flowers on one plant are yellow. The flowers on the other plants are red. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether yellow flowers are an inherited physical trait or an acquired physical trait?

Did the plant with yellow roses have a parent with yellow roses?

Do roses reporduce from seeds or spores?

What is the difference between an inherited physical trait and abn acquired physical trait

a student observes monkeys at a zoo. A zookeeper brings a tub of melons. The monkeys race to the tub and eat the melons. What two questions would the student MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether eating melons is an instinct or a learned behavior in these monkeys?

What do the monkeys eat in nature?

Are melons a regular part of the monkey's diet?

How does a new monkey react the first time it sees the melons?

Are learned behaviors more important than instincts for monkeys?

a scientist observes a pair of bald eagles as they raise their chicks. The adult eagles fly from their nest to a nearby lake, where they hunt for fish. Which question would the scientist MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether fishing is an instinct or a learned behavior in bald eagles?

Will the adult eagles show the chicks how to fish?

Do the eagles eat anything other than fish?

How old are the chicks when they start to fish?

How is an instinct different from a learned behavior?

the basic unit by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring

the product of one or more parents

Inherited and Acquired Traits

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a trait?

Characteristic of a living thing

learned behavior in females

genetic offspring

heredity

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.3-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings

instinct

behavior

rule

inherited trait

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

inherited trail

learned behavior

physical behavior

special transfer

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In animals, inherited behaviors are called

physical traits

recessive trait

dominant trait

instincts

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an acquired trait?

a characteristic that a living thing is born with

a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

physical appearance

heredity

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NGSS.3-LS3-2

NGSS.3-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ways of acting or skills that an animal learns or develolps during its lifetime

inherited trait

dominant gene

learned behaviors

hereditary

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Learned behaviors and other acquired traits are not passed down from parents to their young.

true

false

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.3-LS3-2

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Inherited and Acquired Traits

26 questions

What is a trait?

the way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

In animals, inherited behaviors are called

What is an acquired trait?

ways of acting or skills that an animal learns or develolps during its lifetime

True or False: Learned behaviors and other acquired traits are not passed down from parents to their young.

Which is an example of an instinct?

Which is an example of a physical trait?

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

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