Inheritance vs. Learned Behaviors 1

Which of the following is most likely inherited by flowering plants?

• lean on a pole
• the ability to produce cones
• the ability to produce seeds
• forming different shapes when trimmed

Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?

• the ability to speak in front of a crowd
• having green eyes and brown hair
• mastering multiplication facts
• becoming an extrovert

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

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

A person who breeds animals keeps careful records of the fur color of parents and offspring from each generation. The fur color is a trait transferred from generation to generation. What are the structures that carry the information for these traits?

• the skin
• the genes
• the nerves
• the cytoplasm

Karen has two sisters and one younger brother. She is the only blonde in her family. However, everyone in her family has brown eyes.
Which of these is being described in the passage?

• gene display
• inherited traits
• learned behaviors
• nature versus nurture

Which of these is an example of learned behavior? 

• a spider making a web 
• geese migrating south for the winter 
• birds singing to each other
• a service dog helping its owner

Why do organisms resemble their parents? 

• because traits are inherited from parent to offspring 
• because traits are given as gifts on holidays
• because if they don’t look like their parents they wouldn’t match
• because people wouldn’t recognize their siblings if they didn’t look alike

A person with naturally curly hair

• Learned Behavior

• Inherited Trait

A goldfish that swims up to the top of the bowl when a hand appears

• Inherited Trait

• Learned Behavior

The ability to shape your tongue in different ways

• Inherited Trait

• Learned Behavior