Genetics 1

The following are all examples of instincts except:

• Blinking
• Breathing
• Talking
• Swallowing

Having dark hair like dad 

• learned behavior
• inherited trait 

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• Blue eyes

• Having freckles

• Speaking English

Which is an example of an inherited trait? 

• Reading
• Speaking Spanish
• Having stripes
• Throwing a baseball 

Which of the following is an instinct?

• riding a bike

• building a nest

• a dog sitting when he is told, SIT!

• skating on rollerblades

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking
• riding a bike
• swallowing
• crying

What is an inherited trait?

• A scar

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

A behavior animals are born knowing how to do is an __________.

• example

• animal

• option

• instinct

A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 

• learned behavior 
• inherited trait
• adaptation 
• function

Look at the picture.
A dog that sits when told to.

• inherited
• learned