Students observe a gerbil in a cage. They write their observations as shown. Which of these observations is most likely a learned behavior?

Drinking water from a metal tube

A student raises a parrot from the time it hatches. Which of these behaviors did the parrot most likely learn from living in the student’s home?

The parrot imitates the family dog barking.

The parrot flaps its wings while sitting on a perch.

The parrot has a loud scream that hurts the student’s ears.

The parrot tucks its head under its wing when it sleeps.

A bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?

Coming to the bird feeder each morning

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?

Some leaves have holes made by insects chewing on them.

The leaves vary in shape and size.

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

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

A farmer keeps bees to pollinate crops. The farmer makes several observations about the bees. Which of these observations describes a learned behavior? (5.10B)

Bees make return trips to sugar water from a bowl placed 40 meters from their hive.

Bees have dark eyes and black-and-yellow stripes.

Bees produce honey from the nectar they collect.

Bees will sting when threatened or disturbed.

A group of students at a park used a collecting net to capture several insects. The teacher transferred the insects to small terrariums that allowed the students to observe the insects before releasing them outside. Each of the following characteristics is likely an inherited trait EXCEPT —

a butterfly’s black-and-yellow stripes

a dragonfly’s two sets of wings

Inherited Traits & Learned Behaviors

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is an inherited trait?

eye color

speaking Spanish

a raccoon that digs for food in a trash can

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is a learned behavior?

scales on an alligator

spines on a cactus

teaching a dog tricks

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is an inherited trait?

reading a book

brightly colored feathers on a parrot

a tree trunk scarred by lightning

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is a learned behavior?

black tongue on a Chow dog

snowboarding

straight hair

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is an inherited trait?

a dog begging for food

cooking a meal

breathing when a baby is born

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is a learned behavior?

a dog rolling over

curly hair

skunk spray

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which one is an inherited trait?

roller skating

riding a bike

the taste of an apple

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