Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Review

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• length of hair
• ability to read
• type of language spoken 

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Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking
• riding a bike
• swallowing
• crying

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tongue rolling

• inherited
• acquired

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Which of these is not an inherited trait?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
• a horse pulling a plow

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Speaking Spanish.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
  riding a bicycle
• a horse pulling a plow
  playing a musical instrument

All of the following are learned EXCEPT:

• reading a book
• sneezing
• using a knife and fork
• avoid poison ivy

Which of the following organisms can learn a behavior?

• an apple tree
• a dandelion
• a rabbit
• a rose bush

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Anna has a southern accent.

• Instinct
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

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Which of the following are examples of inherited traits:

• blue eyes, brown hair, table manners
• speaking english, spanish and french
• red hair, brown eyes, curly hair
• playing video games, drawing, riding a bicycle

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