Acquired Traits/Learned Behaviors

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of:

• inherited trait
• learned behavior
• hibernation
• camouflage

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What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• height
• speaking a language

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Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

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

• learned behavior
• inherited trait
• job
• function

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

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• fur color and pattern
• food brand preference
• obedience to owner's commands
• knowledge of where the treats are kept

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All of the following are learned EXCEPT:

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

True or False
Only humans can pass down traits.

• True
• False

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The shape of the needles on a tree is 

• Learned 
• Inherited 

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A cat using a litter box is 

• learned 
• inherited