Science Learned Behaviors

What is the difference between a learned behavior and an instinct?

• They are the same/There is no difference

• An instinct is something you were born knowing how to do while a learned behavior is something you learned during your life time.

• An instinct is something you learned during your life time while a learned behavior is something you were born knowing how to do.

• A learned behavior is taken from your parents while an instinct isn't.

Some examples of a learned behavior are: (Choose all that apply)

• Green eyes

• Riding a bike

• Blinking

• Speaking

• Swimming

What is the difference between an acquired trait and a learned behavior?

• There is no difference.

• An acquired trait is a trait that you were born with, and a learned behavior is a behavior you were born with as well, yet they are still different things.

• An acquired trait is the same thing as an inherited trait while a learned behavior is the same thing as a physical change.

• An acquired trait is a trait that you acquire throughout your lifetime while a learned behavior is an action that you learn.

Lisa has a scar on her head, brown hair since she was born, she knows how to write, and she has glasses. Which of these traits was a learned behavior?

• Scar on her head

• Brown hair

• Writing

• Glasses

A student knows that some traits between parents and offspring are inherited, or passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait in humans?

• eye color

• length of hair

• ability to read

• type of language spoken

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Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

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When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs.  The cubs will then climb a tree.  This response is

• an environmental trait
• an inherited trai
• a learned behavior
• a personality trair

Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• Color of a dog's fur
• A mouse successfully running a maze
• Color-blindness
• Blinking your eyes several times a minute