Traits and Behaviors in Plants and Animals

The video tutorial introduces the concepts of inherited traits and behaviors in plants and animals. It explains how certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring and distinguishes between instinctive and learned behaviors. The tutorial also highlights the role of parent-child interactions in learning and survival, using examples like birds learning to fly and dolphins performing tricks. The session concludes with a review of these concepts through various examples.

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait in animals?

• Using tools to open food

• The color of a bird's feathers

• The ability to swim

• Learning to hunt

What is an example of an instinctive behavior in plants?

• Photosynthesis

• Dormancy during winter

• Growing towards light

• Producing flowers

How do lions learn to hunt?

• Through instinct alone

• By learning from their parents

• By trial and error

• By watching other animals

What role do parents play in the learning process of baby birds?

• They provide food

• They teach them to fly

• They build nests

• They protect them from predators

What is the classification of a hermit crab changing shells?

• Instinctive behavior

• Acquired skill

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

A puppy's white fur is an example of what?

• Acquired skill

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

• Instinctive behavior

When a dolphin performs a trick, it is demonstrating a:

• Natural ability

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

• Instinctive behavior

What is the classification of a wolf having blue eyes?

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

• Instinctive behavior

• Acquired skill

Using tools to open food is an example of what kind of behavior in monkeys?

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

• Natural ability

• Instinctive behavior

Riding a bike is an example of which type of behavior?

• Natural ability

• Inherited trait

• Instinctive behavior

• Learned behavior