Instinct or Learned

Which of the following is an instinct?

• riding a bike
• building a nest
• sitting on command
• reading

When a bird uses mud and grass to build a nest, it's demonstrating...

• environmental influences
• learned behavior
• recessive traits
• instinct

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking
• riding a bike
• swallowing
• crying

What is an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• speaking English
• building a nest
• tallness in plants
• making a sandwich

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

The following are all examples of instincts except:

• Blinking
• Breathing
• Talking
• Swallowing

A baby crying because he is hungry is an example of what?

• A learned behavior

• An instinct

• A learned behavior

Having dark hair like dad 

• learned behavior
• inherited trait 

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Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

What is an inherited trait?

• A scar

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

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