Inherited and Learned Behaviors Lesson 2

An animal that is trained is learning different behaviors.

• True

• False

Instincts do not help an animal survive.

• True

• False

A bear learning how to climb a tree from its mother is a learned behavior.

• True

• False

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

Animals that live in a changing environment can learn new behaviors to survive.

• True

• False

A bird’s ability to fly is an example of an instinct.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a learned behavior?

• a horse jumps over a gate

• a dolphin does tricks for fish

• a bear hibernates through the winter

• a dog fetches a tennis ball

Different species of animals ________________.

• can learn the same behaviors

• do not have any of the same instincts

• cannot learn the same behavior

• never have any of the same traits

Humans have _____________________.

• no learned behaviors

• no instincts

• a mix of instincts and learned behaviors

• only inherited traits

Animals such as pets _________________.

• rely only on instincts

• do not need any learned behaviors to survive

• learn tricks and behavior from their owners

• never live in environments that change

What is imprinting?

• Copying off somebody's paper

• When a baby recognizes the first thing they see moving as its mother, occurs after hatching or being born.

• Running away from the first thing it sees when born or hatched

• Copying a book word for word