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Learned vs Instinctive Behavior

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

learned behavior

inherited behavior

physical trait

instinct

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

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of...

inherited behavior

camouflage

hibernation

learned behavior

Crows are black birds with excellent hearing. In the wild they live 6-7 years. Some crows in Japan open hard-shelled nuts by dropping them in front of moving cars. Which of these is a learned behavior?

excellent hearing

dropping nuts in front of cars

living 6-7 years

having black feathers

Pufferfish puffs up several times their normal size

learned behavior

instinct

Why is a spider spinning a web an instinctive behavior?

It learns how to spin the web from its mother.

It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.

It is born knowing how to spin a web.

It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.

A scientist observes sea otters using rocks to break open clamshells. Which of these investigations would best help the scientist determine whether this skill is a learned or an inherited behavior?

Determining what sizes and kinds of rocks are used most often by sea otters

Determining whether shellfish are an important food source in the diet of sea otters

Raising young sea otters away from adult otters that use rocks and observing whether the young otters use rocks

Observing families of sea otters over time to see whether adults that use rocks have offspring that use rocks

A physical characteristic that an organism is born with and is passed to the organism from its parents is called an:

Learned Behavior

Offspring

Inherited Physical Trait

Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction is called:

Trait

Learned Behavior

Offspring

10.

a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring

inherited traits

instinctive behavior

acquired trait

learned behavior

11.

a behavior that an animal inherits from it's parents

instinctive behavior

function

structure

adaptation

12.

a physical characteristic that is not inherited, and may be an effect of the environment such as a scar or missing limb

acquired trait

learned behavior

inherited trait

instinctive behavior

13.

a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught

learned behavior

trait

adaptation

instinctive behavior

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Fox squirrels live in the trees of city parks in Texas. Each spring they build nests of twigs and leaves in the tops of trees. They are also often found near park benches, waiting to be fed by visitors.
For fox squirrels, which of these is a learned behavior?

Having brown fur

Taking food from people

Having a long bushy tail

Having sharp claws

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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

16.

A dog owner feeds his new dog in its sleeping crate. Soon the dog runs to its crate when it is hungry. This behavior is an example of

inherited behavior

learned behavior

instinct

migration pattern

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Learned vs Instinctive Behavior

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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