Animal Behaviors

Animals behave certain ways in order to...

• eat

• survive

• practice a skill

• save their energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Tying your shoe is an example of...

• an inherited behavior

• an inherited characteristic

• a learned behavior

• an environmental factor

Select two that are examples of an inherited behavior.

• Blinking

• A dog sitting when told to "sit"

• A spider weaving a web

• A bird learning to fly

• A child learning to ride a bike

When you behave a certain way from the moment of birth this is known as...

• a learned behavior

• an inherited characteristic

• an instinct

• using your brain to make a prediction

Which of the following is an example of an instinct?

• a lion hunting for food

• A child tying their shoe

• Fish going to the top of a tank for food

• a turtle returning to the water after it has hatched

True of False? An inherited behavior was passed down to the offspring.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

True of False? A duck following its mother is an example of an inherited behavior.

• True

• False

Behaviors that are NOT automated are known as...

• Learned

• Inherited

• Instinct

• Characteristics

Choose the following that makes the statement true.

A(n) _________ trait is one an offspring is born with to help it _______.

• learned and survive

• inherited and eat

• inherited and survive

• inherited and practice

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4