Behavior Traits and Adaptations

Which of the dolphin’s traits is most likely a result of its interactions with the environment?

• Blowhole

• Snout

• Tail

• Scars

Which of these traits is a learned behavior in an elephant?

• Having large ears

• Digging holes to find water

• Living in a warm climate

• Breathing air with lungs

Students recorded a number of characteristics of a plant growing in their classroom. Which characteristic was inherited from the plant’s parents?

• Is watered once each week

• Has small, yellow flowers

• Grows in a red, clay pot

• Was knocked over one time

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Which of the following animal behaviors is learned?

• A parrot opening a box

• A robin building a nest

• A bee making honey

• A shark swimming fast

Which characteristic describing noninherited traits did Ian not write down?

• Sharp thorns

• Small buds

• Chewed leaves

• Long roots

Which characteristic below should be placed in the column labeled “Result of Environment?”

• Torn ear

• Four legs

• Small head

• Bushy tail

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Allison is comparing different characteristics of organisms and wants to identify traits affected by the environment. Which of the following can Allison list as a characteristic affected by the environment?

• Hydrangeas having blue flowers in acidic soil

• Giraffes having long tongues for eating leaves

• Sharks having gills to breathe in the water

• Turtle having a hard shell to protect itself

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Which of the characteristics is NOT inherited?

• Sharp claws

• Thick mane

• Long tail

• Missing eye

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Several of the same kind of plants are growing in the same location in a forest. The plants growing in the shade of a tree are taller than those growing in full sunlight. This is an example of which of the following?

• The ability of plants to make their own food

• Plants and trees depending on each other

• Plants looking for ways to reproduce

• The environment affecting the characteristics of plants

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Learned behaviors are changes in the behavior of an organism during its lifetime in response to its environment. Which of the following animal behaviors is learned?

• A dog rolling over for a treat

• An infant grasping an object

• An animal breathing in air

• A spider spinning a web