Inherited Traits And Learned Behaviors

Callie is a ten years old. She has long, brown hair and blue eyes. Her favorite color is red and purple. What is a trait that Callie inherited from her parents?

• Her name

• Her age

• Her eye color

• The love of the color purple

Answer explanation

Her age is an acquired trait

Her name is an acquired trait

The love of the color purple is a learned behavior

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Which on the following is an inherited trait?

• A horse running a race

• A Human building a house

• A dog obeying commands

• A bird building a nest

Answer explanation

Horse running is a learned

A human building is a learned

A dog obeying is learned

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Which is an inherited trait of a yellow rose?

• The color of the rose petals

• The shape of the rose petals

• All of the above

• The presence of thorns on the rose stem

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Which of these is an inherited trait?

• wearing your hair in a ponytail

• Liking the color red

• Having long fingers

• Liking chocolate ice cream

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Which of these is a learned behavior?

• Linking peanut butter sandwiches

• Having curly hair

• Hibernation

• Having long eyelashes

Which of these can you change?

• Your instincts

• Your inherited behavior

• Your learned behavior

• Your inherited traits

A woman is an excellent cook. Why are her children likely to become good cooks?

• They will inherit her cooking skills

• Cooking is an inherited trait

• They will learn to cook by instinct

• They will learn to cook by watching her

What do geese do in the winter to help them survive?

• Hibernate

• Migrate

• Become dormant

• None of these

Which of these adaptations helps a giraffe hide from grassland predators?

• Longs legs

• Spotted coat

• Long neck

• Strong lips

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Which of these is an inherited trait?

• Having freckles

• Being a good reader

• Having a scar on your arm

• Wearing your hair cuts short

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