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Heredity, Learned Behavior and Instinct

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when a baby horse is able to stand up and walk soon after it's born?

a)

genetic engineering

b)

memory

c)

instinct

d)

learned behavior

2.

How do instincts help animals?

a)

They help animals run away

b)

They help animals survive

c)

They help animals climb trees

3.

Birds inherit the shape of their beaks from their parents.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Baby giraffes inherit their long necks from their parents.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is a trait?

a)

a specific feature of an individual, like freckles

b)

a parent

c)

a location in the U.S.

d)

ability to get angry

6.

The parent flowers on top are passing down the trait of color to the new plants.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A chimpanzee uses a stick as a tool to catch ants is known as learned behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the term used when scientists take genes from one living thing and put them into another?

a)

A mixture

b)

Gene Growing

c)

Genetic Engineering

9.

Spiders have an instinct to spin webs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Geese flying south to migrate for the winter is a learned behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is heredity?

a)

a location

b)

a place to get your hair done

c)

The passing of traits from parent to child

d)

The passing of color from child to parent

12.

Behaviors that an animal is born knowing how to do is called _?

a)

learned behavior

b)

wise

c)

instinct

d)

brilliant