Instinct/Inherited vs. Learned/Acquired

What is a Learned Behavior?

• Something you get at birth

• Having blue hair

• Something you learn later on in your life

• Learning to have blue eyes

What is an Inherited Trait?

• Learning to ride a bike

• Braiding Hair

• Having long hair

• Something you get from a parent

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Which Characteristic did Johnny most likely inherited from his parents?

• Long hair

• Wearing Glasses

• Short hair

• Riding a bike

A dog shakes hands/paws with its owner and gets a treat. What does this show?

• Inherited trait

• Learned Behavior

• Instinct

• just because

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• Playing uno

• Walking

• Running

Everyday a farmer feeds its pig at 4:30pm but soon the pig starts coming and waits at the fence at 4:25 pm. This behavior is an example of........

• Inherited trait

• Learned Behavior

• Instinct

When animals exhibit inherit, natural behaviors such as migrating or hibernating, this behavior is known as .....

• inherited traits

• learned trait

• acquired trait

• instinct

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior? 

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
• a horse pulling a plow

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

All of the following are examples of Inherited Traits EXCEPT - 

• Eye Color
• Skin Color
• Foot Size
• Speaking Spanish

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