Quiz about 5th Grade Learned Behavior vs, Inherited Traits Review

Question 1

The following are all examples of instincts except:

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Talking

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Blinking

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Breathing

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Swallowing

Question 2

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

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Speaking English

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Blue eyes

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Having freckles

Question 3

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

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Having stripes

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Reading

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Speaking Spanish

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Throwing a baseball

Question 4

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

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shaking hands

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eating

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running

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barking

Question 5

Which of the following is an instinct?

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building a nest

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riding a bike

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a dog sitting when he is told, SIT!

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skating on rollerblades

Question 6

Instinct inherited trait or learned behavior? Curly hair

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Inherited trait

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Instinct

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Learned behavior

Question 7

What is an inherited trait?

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A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.

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A characteristic passed from a dog to his owner

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A behavior that an organism inherits.

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A trait that you learn from your teacher.

Question 8

Which of the following are examples of inherited traits:

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red hair, brown eyes, curly hair

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blue eyes, brown hair, table manners

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speaking english, spanish and french

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playing video games, drawing, riding a bicycle

Question 9

A learned behavior is something you learn from your experiences

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True

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False

Question 10

Lying to stay out of trouble is an instinct

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False

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True

Question 11

Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?

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The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection.

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The spots help a fawn to be seen when crossing roads.

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The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.

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The adult deer rub their spots off over time

Question 12

James and his father are both great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father?

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fast swimming stroke

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height and weight

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large feet and hands

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muscular body structure

Question 13

Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

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hair style

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freckles

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eye color

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dimples

Question 14

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

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fur color and pattern

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obedience to commands

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food brand preferences

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affection for a specific home

Question 15

Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

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Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.

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Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.

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Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.

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Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

Question 16

What is the characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring called?

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inherited trait

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learned behavior

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acquired trait

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dominant

Question 17

The traits that are passed down from our parents are passed down through which structure?

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genes

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skin

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blood type

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chloroplast

Question 18

Which of these is not an instincts behavior?

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Fish coming to the top of a tank for food

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Dog barking

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Bird building a nest

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Baby crying for it's mother

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Shark hunting its prey

Question 19

Bill is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

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his height

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his scar on his right cheek

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his intelligence

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his ability to play the drums

Question 20

Which BEST explains why children resemble their parents?

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They have similar DNA

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They eat the same foods

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They speak the same language

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They have the same interests

Question 21

Mary's mom, dad and sister have brown eyes. Mary has hazel eyes, unlike the rest of her family. Who could Mary have gotten her eye color?

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her grandparents

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her aunts

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her uncles

Question 22

Which BEST explains why a child may look like his father but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

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Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not

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The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.

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The child chooses to look like his father but he does not choose to play basketball.

Question 23

When Terri begins to write her name, she is showing which type of characteristic?

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learned

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innate

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inherited

Question 24

Which statement BEST describes why most organisms in a species carry out life processes similarly?

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Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from parents to their offspring

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Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from offspring to their parents

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Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from the environment to the organisms.

Question 25

Which characteristics is learned?

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athletic skill

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height

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freckles

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hair color

Question 26

Which is a characteristic offspring inherit from parents?

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blood type

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intelligence

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personality

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weight

Question 27

Which is characteristic of heredity?

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passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

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behaviors taught to parents by offspring

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behaviors taught to offspring by parents

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passing of physical characteristics from offspring to parents

Question 28

Which is true about parents and their offspring?

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Some characteristics are learned and not passed from parent to offspring

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Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in the offspring being identical to the parents

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Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching their offspring how to look and act

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Most characteristics are chosen by the offspring and not passed from parent to offspring

Question 29

Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

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a bird with feathers

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a person swimming

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a dog obeying commands

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a person speaking Spanish

Question 30

What is an acquired trait?

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a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

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a characteristic that a living thing is born with

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physical appearance

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heredity

Question 31

Which is an example of a physical trait?

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a horse has four legs

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a baby crying in the crib

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a squirrel gathering and saving nuts

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geese fly south for the winter

Question 32

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

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no

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yes

Question 33

Which is an inherited physical trait?

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a girl has brown eyes

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a girl has a bruise on her arm

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a boy has straight teeth from braces

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a child has a scar on her leg

Question 34

An inherited physical trait is

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a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

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a part of a behavior

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more important than an acquired physical trait

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a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

Question 35

A dog has black fur with brown spots, a good sense of smell, a chipped tooth, and four legs. Which of these characteristics is an acquired physical trait?

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chipped tooth

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black fur with brown spots

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good sense of smell

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four legs

Question 36

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?

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Is the left arm of the girl's parents shorter than her right arm?

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Is the girl righthanded?

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Does the girl have a scar on her right arm?

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

Question 37

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?

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

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Are the rose plants healthy?

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Do roses reporduce from seeds or spores?

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

Question 38

Freckles are an _____________.

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inherited trait

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acquired trait

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inherited behavior

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acquired behavior

Question 39

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

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an adaptation

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a mutation

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evolution

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natural selection

Question 40

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations.

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genes.

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traits.

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theories.

Question 41

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark moth

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Light moth

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Both will be equally successful

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Neither will be successful

Question 42

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Question 43

These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

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Variation

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Natural Selection

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Homeostasis

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Extinction

Question 44

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

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A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

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Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment

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An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

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Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

Question 45

All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

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population

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species

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fossil

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individual organism

Question 46

A mutation is defined as:

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A change in the DNA sequence

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A change in the cell's structure

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Anything that changes in an embryo

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Any change in the physical features of a human

Question 47

Chimpanzees are born with some inherited traits but learn others as they move around in their environment. Which of the following traits could a chimpanzee learn during its lifetime?

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Using a stick to dig ants out of the ground

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Living in large groups with other chimps

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Walking quickly on both arms and legs

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Sleeping at night and hunting during the day

Question 48

Which of these is an example of a learned behavior

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 49

Fox squirrels live in trees of city parks throughout Texas. Each spring they build nests of twigs and leaves in the tops of the trees. Fox squirrels are often found near park benches, waiting to be fed by visitors.

For fox squirrels, which of these is a learned behavior

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Taking food from people

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Building a nest each spring

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Having a long, bushy tail

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Having sharp claws

Question 50

A scientist observes sea otters using rocks to break open clam shells. Which of these investigations would best help the scientist determine whether this skill is a learned or an inherited behavior?

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Raising young sea otters away from adult otters that use rocks and observing whether the young otters use rocks.

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Determining what sizes and kinds of rocks are used most often by sea otters.

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Determining whether shellfish are an important food source in the diet of sea otters.

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Observing families of sea otters over time to see whether adults that use rocks have offspring that use rocks.

Question 51

A group of students visited a park and collected leaves from many different trees in order to study them. They recorded their observations about the leaves. Which of these observations does NOT describe an inherited trait?

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Some leaves have holes made by insects chewing on them.

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The leaves vary in shape and size

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Some leaves are smooth on one side and rough on the other.

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The colors of the leaves range from light green to dark green.

Question 52

For a science assignment a student was asked to observe some organisms and then make a table to classify the organisms' traits as inherited or learned. The student's table is shown below. How many of these observations describe learned behaviors and how many describe inherited traits?

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4 learned behaviors, 4 inherited traits

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1 learned behavior, 7 inherited traits

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2 learned behaviors, 6 inherited traits

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3 learned behaviors, 5 inherited traits

Question 53

Inherited Physical Trait

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A physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents

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Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction

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A trait that one is not born with but that is gained due to lifestyle or environment

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None of the above

Question 54

Acquired Physical Trait

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A trait that one is not born with but that is gained due to lifestyle or environment

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A behavior that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents.

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A physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents.

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Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction

Question 55

Some inherited traits are

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eye color

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hair color

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fur

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reading

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