Inherited and learned traits

a bear raiding a campsite for for food

• Inherited trait

• learned behavior

a maple tree leaf's shape

• Inherited trait

• learned behavior

a dalmatian's spots

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

a seal balancing a ball on its nose

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of...

• inherited behavior
• camouflage
• hibernation
• learned behavior

The shape of the needles on a tree is 

• Learned 
• Inherited 

Birds' beak size

• inherited

• acquired

A dog owner feeds his new dog in its sleeping crate.  Soon the dog runs to its crate when it is hungry.  This behavior is an example of

• inherited behavior
• learned behavior
• instinct
• migration pattern

Crows are black birds with excellent hearing.  In the wild they live 6-7 years.  Some crows in Japan open hard shelled nuts by dropping them in front of moving cars.  Which of these is a learned behavior?

• excellent hearing
• living 6-7 years
• dropping nuts in front of cars
• having black feathers

Everyday a rancher feeds his new horses in the barn at 5:00 p.m.   Soon the horses start heading for the barn at 4:55 p.m.  This behavior is an example of-

• an instince
• an inherited behavior
• a migration pattern
• a learned behavior