Traits and Behaviors

A robin laying eggs is....

• an instinct

• a learned behavior

• an inherited trait

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Which of the following is an example of a natural instinct?

• A human learning how to play basketball

• A dog being taught how to fetch.

• A baby bird pecking from inside an egg shell to hatch

• None of the above

Choose the term that best fits this description: These are passed down from parents after reproduction occurs.

• genes

• acquired characteristics

• scars

• none of the above

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Check all that are true regarding learned behaviors (there are 3)

• An organism's environment can affect the behaviors that are learned.

• Learned behaviors are NOT passed down from parents to offspring.

• Learned behaviors can help an organism exist in an environment.

• Learned behaviors are the same things as our inherited traits.

The characteristics of a dolphin are shown in the illustration. The dolphin inherited all of these characteristics from its parents EXCEPT

• its blowhole, which is used for breathing

• its long, rounded snout

• its broad, flat tail

• its scars from a motor boat

Check all of the following which could be categorized as learned behaviors (there are 3)

• riding a bike

• playing a guitar

• a baby crying

• reading a book

New living things that come from parents who have reproduced.

• genes

• offspring

• traits

• instincts

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Kasey has brown hair. His wife, Shelly, has brown hair. Kasey and Shelly have four children. Two children have brown hair and two children have blonde hair. What is the most likely explanation for this?

• The blonde hair was the result of recessive genes.

• The children's hair was dyed so much that it stayed a permanent blonde color.

• The children were born with brown hair, but it later turned blonde.

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A new organism produced by one or more parents

• inherited trait

• offspring

• learned behavior

• heredity

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Things that an organism learned to do by interacting with its environment.

• inherited trait

• offspring

• learned behavior

• heredity