Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors

Although wild animals have many instincts or innate behaviors, they can also learn new ones. Which of the following is NOT a learned behavior?

• Squirrels take food from people in parks.

• Elephants use branches to swat flies away.

• Dolphins use marine sponges to stir up the ocean floor.

• Baby giraffes can walk one hour after birth.

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Which type of trait gives a red rose its color?

• Acquired

• Normal

• Learned

• Inherited

Many people put out bird feeders and enjoy observing the birds who come to eat. Which of the following is a learned behavior of these birds?

• Having wings

• Chirping to the other birds

• Eating the bird seed

• Coming to the bird feeder every day

behaviors that are inherited

• learned behaviors

• instinctive behaviors

• trait

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Which trait did the offspring inherit from the adult plant?

• Weather conditions

• Needle shape

• Location

• Age

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The structures below display-

• inherited traits

• instinctive traits

• innate abilities

• learned traits

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Which of the following is an inherited trail?

• Swimming

• Eye color

• Skateboarding

• Callused fingers

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Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas, had diving pic for over 20 years named Ralph the Diving Pig. The Pig was trained to swim and dive as a park attraction. Which statement correctly describes Ralph?

• The pig knew how to dive as instinct, which is an inherited trait

• The diving pig had an inherited trait for being a good swimmer

• The diving pig had an inherited talent for being easy to train

• The pig was taught to dive over time, which is a learned behavior

The shape of a bird's beak is a body structure that the bird has at birth. Is this body structure an inherited trait or a learned behavior? Write your answer in the space.

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It takes a child several hours of practice to be able to ride a skateboard successfully. This is an example of a/an-

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

• good behavior

• childish behavior