Inherited Traits/Learned Behavior Vocabulary

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

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

eye color

• inherited
• acquired

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tongue rolling

• inherited
• acquired

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Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• his ability to talk

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A plant leaning towards the sun

• inherited trait
• learned behavior 

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I have green eyes.

• Inherited

• Acquired

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A horse is able to walk when it's born.

• Inherited

• Acquired

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