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

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A rosebush has thorns. Those thorns are an inherited trait that comes from–

• the parent plants of the rosebush.

• the soil in which the rosebush grows.

• the sunlight absorbed by the rosebush.

• the climate in which the rosebush lives.

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The offspring of this cactus will most likely inherit all of the following of its characteristics EXCEPT–

• the thick trunk.

• the green color.

• the sharp spines.

• the birds nesting.

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Which of the following is an instinctive behavior that an animal could inherit from its parents?

• A raccoon taking lids off of trash cans to find food.

• A dog barking loudly when the doorbell rings.

• A seal balancing a ball on the end of its nose.

• A bee flying from flower to flower to get nectar.

All of the following can be inherited by the offspring of an apple tree EXCEPT--

• shape of leaves.

• broken branches.

• type of fruit.

• flower color.

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Which of these is a learned trait that a bear could acquire during its lifetime?

• Having an excellent sense of smell.

• Growling when there is danger.

• Hibernating during the winter.

• Taking food from human campsites.

Birds' beak size

• inhertied
• acquired

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Dog fetching

• inherited
• acquired