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Inherited Vs Learned

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Which of the following is most likely inherited by flowering plants?

lean on a pole

the ability to produce cones

the ability to produce seeds

forming different shapes when trimmed

Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?

the ability to speak in front of a crowd

having green eyes and brown hair

mastering multiplication facts

becoming an extrovert

All of the following are examples of Inherited Traits EXCEPT -

Eye Color

Skin Color

Foot Size

Speaking Spanish

Which of the following is NOT a Learned Behavior?

Food Preference

Height

Religion

Language

What is a Learned Behavior?

Something you get at birth

Having blue hair

Something you learn later on in your life

Learning to have blue eyes

What is an Inherited Trait?

Learning to ride a bike

Braiding Hair

Having long hair

Something you get from a parent

A dog shakes hands/paws with its owner and gets a treat. What does this show?

Inherited trait

Learned Behavior

Instinct

just because

Some behaviors/traits are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following are inherited?

Long Hair

Blue eyes

Short Hair

Brown hair

The following are Inherited traits EXEPT......

brown hair

blue eyes

Long hair

Thick hair

10.

The ability to shape your tongue in different ways

Inherited Trait

Learned Behavior

11.

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

12.

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

13.

a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring

inherited traits

instinctive behavior

acquired trait

learned behavior

14.

A group of students made observations about the size, shape, and appearance of their hands. Which one is an inherited trait?

6 students are wearing rings

4 students have scars on their hands

5 students have pointer fingers and middle fingers that are the same length

3 students have painted fingernails

15.

A farmer keeps bees to pollinate his crops. The farmer makes several observation about the bees. Which of these describes a LEARNED behavior?

Bees have dark eyes and black and yellow stripes.

Bees make return trips to drink sugar water from a bowl placed near their hive

Bees produce honey from the nectar they collect

Bees will sting when threatened or disturbed

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Inherited Vs Learned

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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