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Learned, Inherited, or Instinct?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call an inherited BEHAVIOR?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
dominant gene
2.
Which of the following is an instinct?
a)
riding a bike
b)
building a nest
c)
sitting on command
d)
reading
3.
When a bird uses mud and grass to build a nest, it's demonstrating...
a)
environmental influences
b)
learned behavior
c)
recessive traits
d)
instinct
4.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
riding a bike
c)
swallowing
d)
crying
5.
What is an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
speaking English
b)
building a nest
c)
tallness in plants
d)
making a sandwich
6.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
handedness
d)
language
7.
Which type of genotype would result in having blue eyes, if B is dominant for brown eyes?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
8.
What would the genotype be for this Punnett Square?  B is dominant for brown hair.
a)
2Bb, 2bb
b)
2BB, 2Bb
c)
1BB, 2Bb, 1bb
d)
4Bb
9.
What would the phenotype be for the offspring?  T is dominant for tall pea plants
a)
50% tall, 50% short
b)
25% tall, 75% short
c)
100%  tall, 0% short
d)
75% tall, 25% short
10.
What genotype would a child have to have in order to be left handed?  R is dominant for right handed.
a)
rr
b)
Rr
c)
RR