5.10B Inherited traits and learned behavior

Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?

• Speaking Spanish

• Bird saying hello

• Cat using a litter box

• Spines on a cactus

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Which of the following is a behavior that is learned?

• shape of a beak

• monkey riding a bicycle

• horse eating hat

• snake eating mice

When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs. The cubs will then climb a tree. This response is

• an environmental trait

• an inherited trai

• a learned behavior

• a personality trair

Which of the following is a behavior?

• running when startled

• having very sharp teeth

• having a good sense of smell

• having long legs

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If a trait is learned or caused by the environment, then

• it can be changed

• it can be passed on to offspring

• it cannot be changed

• it cannot be passed on, but could be taught to offspring

Which of these human traits is not inherited?

• the language a person speaks

• the color of a person's eyes

• the color of a person's hair

• being able to laught

A dog runs after a thrown stick and brings it back to its owner. What type of behavior is the dog showing?

• an instinct

• an inherited trait

• a learned behavior

• an innage behavior

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

• instinct

• hibernation

• camouflage

• learned behavior

Which example is a physical feature passed on to offspring?

• talking

• walking

• sharp beak

• loose tooth

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Raccoons living in cities have learned to open lids of garbage cans. This is an example of an animal-

• adapting to its environment

• inheriting the ability to change its diet

• being tamed by humans

• becoming a plant eater

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