Classification and Traits

Which of the following behaviors of a dog is most likely learned?

• Panting in warm weather

• Playing fetch with a ball

• Barking at other dogs

• Chasing smaller animals

An 11-year-old girl with green eyes and red hair plays the piano. Which of the following characteristics is an example of a learned behavior?

• Playing the piano

• Having green eyes

• Having red hair

• Being 11 years old

Which of the following characteristics of a rabbit was most likely inherited from its parents?

• Bent whiskers

• Missing tooth

• Long ears

• Broken foot

Freckles are an _____________.

• acquired trait

• inherited behavior

• inherited trait

• acquired behavior

An inherited physical trait is

• a part of a behavior

• more important than an acquired physical trait

• a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

• a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

Which is an inherited physical trait?

• a girl has brown eyes

• a girl has a bruise on her arm

• a boy has straight teeth from braces

• a child has a scar on her leg

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

• yes

• no

If you and your brother have a scar above your right eye this is due to __.

• inherited traits

• instinct

• acquired traits

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• Blue eyes

• Having freckles

• Speaking English

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

• instinct
• inherited traits
• learned behaviors
• learned trait