Inherited Traits & Learned Behaviors (5.10B)

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
brown eyes

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Jordan loves swimming

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
size of your hands

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
the ability to understand a language

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

Which of the following describes a learned behavior in a dog?

• eating meat
• running fast
• digging holes
• guiding sheep

Which of these is an example of learned behavior? 

• a spider making a web 
• geese migrating south for the winter 
• birds singing to each other
• a service dog helping its owner

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• his ability to talk

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.3-LS1-1

a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring

• inherited traits

• instinctive behavior

• acquired trait

• learned behavior

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught

• learned behavior

• trait

• adaptation

• instinctive behavior

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5