Traits, Behaviors, Adaptations

Harp seals give birth to their young in snowy ice fields in the Arctic. The baby seals have white coats. The mother leaves her young alone. What is the function of the seals white coat?

• It makes it easier for the mother to find it.
• It makes it hard for predators to see it.
• It helps it break through chunks of ice.
• It helps is get air from the surface.

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Harp seals give birth to their young in snowy ice fields in the Arctic. The baby seals have white coats. The baby seals white coat is a(n)

• Acquired Traits

• Inherited Behavior

• Learned Behavior

• Inherited Trait

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A trait that is passed down from generation to generation by parents to offspring

• Acquired Trait
• Learned Behavior
• Inherited Trait
• Inherited Behavior (Instincts)

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A trait that an organism gains from being in its environment.

• Inherited Trait
• Acquired Trait
• Learned Behavior
• Inherited Behavior (Instincts)

Which is and example of an Inherited Behavior (Instinct)

• A baby using a spoon to eat
• A child born with green eyes.
• A robin building a nest.
• A baby with a scar on his face.

Suppose all the trees in the grassland ecosystem were to perish. Which basic need would the giraffes have the most trouble finding?

• Shelter
• Water
• Food
• Air

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The color and petal shape of a flower are

• Inherited Behaviors

• Acquired Traits

• Learned Behaviors

• Inherited Traits

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Nesting Habits

• Baltimore oriole
• Barn swallow
• Downy Woodpecker
• Belted kingfisher

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Many birds, such as hawks, have sharp claws, called talons, on their feet. Sharp talons help a hawk catch its prey. Talons are

• instinctive traits

• acquired traits

• inherited traits

• learned traits

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Plants are interacting directly with another living element of their environment when they are abosrbing water through their roots. The roots of a plant are

• learned behavior

• instinctive behavior

• inherited traits

• acquired traits

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