Vocabulary:Why would a sea turtle eat a plastic bag?

behavior

• a behavior that is learned based on past experiences

• acting out

• the actions and reactions of living things

• class clown

a part of the body that receives and responds to signals from the senses and also stores memories

• eyes

• brain

• skin

• heart

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instinct

• a behavior that a living thing does after being taught

• a behavior that is learned based on past experiences

• breathing

• a behavior that a living thing does without being taught

a behavior that is learned based on past experiences

• instinct

• learned behavior

• senses

• memory

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memory

• information that is stored in the brain and can be remembered

• information that is not stored and is forgotten

• the actions and reactions of living things

• reciting a poem

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a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

• memory

• make believe

• game

• model

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a part of the body (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands) that gathers information about the environment 

• memory

• senses

• instinct

• behavior

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How can we help sea turtles?

• We should eat their eggs.

• We should use plastic straw and throw in the sea.

• We should throw rubbish on the beach.

• We should not throw unwanted trash into the sea.

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Which is NOT the cause of endangered sea turtles?

• conservation program

• Polluted beach

• Noise and bright lights

• Beach development

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A bird building a nest in the spring is an example of ___.

• imprinting

• an instinct

• a learned behavior

• a reflex