Learned Behaviors Game

Which of the following is NOT a Learned Behavior?

• Food Preference
• Height
• Religion 
• Language

Some birds have large, sharp claws and beaks. These birds most likely eat - 

• tall grasses
• pond microorganisms
• small animals
• tiny insects

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

eye color

• inherited
• acquired

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Dog fetching

• inherited
• acquired

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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

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

tongue rolling

• inherited
• acquired

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

• learned behavior
• inherited behavior
• physical trait
• instinct

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Crows are black birds with excellent hearing. In the wild they live 6-7 years. Some crows in Japan open hard-shelled nuts by dropping them in front of moving cars. Which of these is a learned behavior?

• excellent hearing
• dropping nuts in front of cars
• living 6-7 years
• having black feathers

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction is called:

• Trait
• Learned Behavior
• Offspring