Inherited Traits, Learned Behaviors, Instincts

What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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What is an instinct?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

What is a learned behavior?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

Curly hair

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

Bears go into hibernation.

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

Jamal is very tall.

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

A rabbit digs a burrow.

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

Which best completes the following analogy?
eye color : inherited trait
_________ : learned behavior

• crying
• talking
• swallowing
• breathing

A boy begins to read a book. 

• Instincts
• Learned Behavior
• Inherited Trait

The shape of the needles on a tree is 

• Learned 
• Inherited 

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