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WorksheetsInherited Traits, Instincts, and Learned Behaviors
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an inherited trait?
a)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
b)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
c)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
2.
What is an instinct?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
3.
What is a learned behavior?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
4.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Curly hair
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
5.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Bears go into hibernation.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
6.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Jamal is very tall.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
7.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Anna has a southern accent.
Anna has a southern accent.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
8.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Eye color
Eye color
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
9.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
A rabbit digs a burrow.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?
a)
eating
b)
running
c)
barking
d)
shaking hands
13.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
riding a bike
c)
swallowing
d)
crying
14.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? brown fur
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
15.
A spider spins a web.
a)
Instincts
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
16.
A boy begins to read a book.
a)
Instincts
b)
Learned Behavior
c)
Inherited Trait
17.
Birds fly in groups.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
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