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INNATE AND LEARNED BEHAVIOR

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
2.

What do we call a behavior that is learned from observations?

a)

inherited behaviors

b)

learned behaviors

c)

imprinting

d)

acquired traits

3.

Behaviors that are passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what?

a)

inherited or innate behaviors

b)

learned behaviors

c)

acquired traits

d)

imprinted behaviors

4.

A behavior animals are born knowing how to do is an __________.

a)

example

b)

animal

c)

option

d)

instinct

5.
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
6.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
riding a bike
c)
swallowing
d)
crying
7.

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?

a)

a bird building a nest

b)

a turtle burying its eggs

c)

a bear hibernating in winter

d)

a horse pulling a plow

8.
The following are all examples of instincts except:
a)
Blinking
b)
Breathing
c)
Talking
d)
Swallowing
9.

TURTLES RETURNING BACK TO BEACH WHERE THEY WERE BORN TO LAY THEIR EGGS IS AN EXAMPLE OF

a)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR

b)

INNATE BEHAVIOR

10.

TADPOLES KNOWING HOW TO SWIM AND AVOID DANGER AS SOON AS THEY ARE BORN IS AN EXAMPLE OF ..

a)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR

b)

INNATE BEHAVIOR

11.

Baby birds in due time peck at only food particles is an example of

a)

learned behavior

b)

Innate behavior