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WorksheetsLS 5.3 Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Which of the following is a genetic trait?
favorite color
ability to sing
attached earlobes
wearing glasses
Which question could be investigated to compare inherited and acquired traits?
Can an organism's inherited traits change over time?
How are the traits of an offspring different from the traits of its parents?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of acquired traits?
How many different types of inherited traits are there?
What is the difference between inherited traits and acquired traits?
Inherited traits are passed down through genetics, while acquired traits are a result of the environment.
Inherited traits are a result of the environment, while acquired traits are passed down through genetics.
Both inherited traits and acquired traits are passed down through genetics.
Both inherited traits and acquired traits are a result of the environment.
Do plants with different colored flowers produce offspring with the same color flowers?
Yes, always
No, never
Sometimes
Only if they are the same species
Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?
a bird building a nest
a turtle burying its eggs
a bear hibernating in winter
a horse pulling a plow
Which inherited traits do animals have? Select all that apply.
The habitats they live in
The color of their fur
The amount of food they eat
The number of limbs they have
Which would be an example of a behavioral trait?
cellular respiration
height
singing
shape of limbs
Select all of the behaviors that are not inherited.
A dog obeys a command from a trainer.
A bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs.
A rabbit becomes very still when it sees a person at a distance.
A cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks into the kitchen.
A hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end.
Which is an inherited behavior?
A dog obeys a command from a trainer.
A bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs.
A hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end.
A cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks into the kitchen.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of
learned behavior.
adaptive behavior.
inherited behavior.
instinctive behavior.
A bird eats a brightly-colored insect that tastes bad. The bird avoids preying on this type of insect again. This example is best described as
a physical characteristic.
a learned behavior.
an inherited behavior.
an adaptation.
Which of these behaviors did a bear most likely learn from living in its environment?
drinking water
eating fish
opening garbage can lids
protecting its young
Which is an example of a learned characteristic resulting from environmental influences?
Bears catch salmon in the same place their mothers caught salmon.
Herons have long legs enabling them to stand in water and fish.
The bright colors on poisonous frogs warn animals not to eat them.
Sunflowers turn to follow the Sun’s rays throughout the day.
Young robins build the same kinds of nests their parents build even if the young birds have never seen their parents build a nest. This is an example of
a learned behavior.
an inherited behavior.
a physical characteristic.
acquired characteristic.
Imran sees some robins in a park. He knows that robins have instincts that help them survive. Imran finds out robins also have to learn from their environment. Which would a robin have to learn from its environment?
how to sing
how to lay eggs
where there is plenty of food
what time of day to be awake
Jonathon was studying bears. He found out that bears are born with some behaviors and learn others from their environment. Which behavior does a bear most likely inherit?
how to find food in garbage cans
how to hibernate during the winter
how to seek shelter in a hollow log
how to live in human neighborhoods
Most Florida panthers only live in the Big Cypress Swamp in southern Florida. Which activity will a Florida panther cub most likely have learned from its parents?
covering leftover food with leaves
playing with other cubs
running quickly
climbing trees
In an experiment, a scientist named Pavlov rang a bell before he fed his dogs, which made the dogs drool. Soon the dogs would drool when they heard the bell, even if they did not receive any food. What type of response did the dogs exhibit?
an instinct
an inherited trait
a learned behavior
a conscious behavior
Students visit an aquarium and watch how an octopus behaves in its tank. Which behavior did the octopus most likely learn from its aquarium environment?
waiting to be fed at the aquarium door
catching food using its arms
being more active at night
hiding behind rocks
A characteristic passed from parent to offspring
variation
inherited trait
gene
chromosome
allele
Two brown-eyed parents can produce a child with blue eyes. Which of the following best explains how this is possible?
Blue eyes are an adaptation that can help the survival of humans.
Over many generations some characteristics become more frequent.
Eye color is always a mixture of the traits of both parents.
The genes passed on by the parents can combine in a new way in the child.
genes
observations or measurements recorded in
an investigation
instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring
to get something that is passed down
o try to learn more about something
inherit
something we observe to be similar over and
over again
to make offspring
a group of organisms that are closely related to each other
to get something that is passed down
offspring
a living thing, such as a plant or an animal
a group of organisms that are closely related to each other
living things that come from parents
something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size
trait
something we observe to be similar over and
over again
to use any of the five senses to gather information about something
something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size
to get something that is passed down
variation
differences
something we observe to be similar over and
over again
living things that come from parents
to use any of the five senses to gather information about something
Every offspring inherits the same traits from their parents.
True
False
Behaviors that are passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what?
inherited or innate behaviors
learned behaviors
acquired traits
imprinted behaviors
________________ is the way an animal acts.
Behavior
Instincts
Trait
Acquired
A behavior animals are born knowing how to do is an __________.
example
animal
option
instinct
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Curly hair
Instinct
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Bears go into hibernation.
Instinct
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Jamal is very tall.
Instinct
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
Anna has a southern accent.
Eye color
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
A rabbit digs a burrow.
Instinct
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
Raccoons might open garbage bags left to eat leftover pizza.
Turtles migrate to the same beach to lay eggs.
Saying “excuse me” after you burp is a/an __________.
instinct
learned behavior
competitive behavior
immunity
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
shoe size
height
the ability to read
all of the above
Which of these is NOT an instinctive behavior?
a bird building a nest
a turtle burying its eggs
a bear hibernating in winter
a horse pulling a plow
Some birds fly south for the winter. Birds know when and where to fly because of __________.
camouflage
mimicry
instinct
hibernation
Which of the following activities is the BEST example of instinctive behavior in an animal?
A dog sits when told to sit by its owner.
A bird avoids an insect that has a bad taste.
A newly hatched sea turtle walks toward the ocean.
A chimpanzee uses a stick to pull termites from a stump.
Which of the following is an example of instinct?
riding a bike
hair color
a bear in hibernation
eye color
Which of the following is an example of learned behavior?
A spider spinning a web
wolves and lions hunting
A turtle burying its eggs
Birds flying south for winter
What is instinct?
Something you are born already knowing how to do.
Something you learn how to do.
Something you get over time
Something only some people have
Animal Learned Behaviors
A bird building a nest
A horse pulling a plow
Newborn sea turtles knowing to go to the water
Animals watching for predators
Doing Tricks
Animal instincts
A spider spinning a web
Lions Hunting
A bird building a nest
Birds flying south for winter
Doing Tricks
Human instincts
Baby crying
Reading
Blinking
Flinching
Math
Animal learned behaviors
Birds flying
Lions Hunting
A bird building a nest
Birds flying south for winter
A horse pulling a plow
Human learned behaviors
Playing an instrument
Reading
Blinking
Flinching
Math
Human learned behaviors
Writing
Displaying emotions
Laughing
Speaking in public
Tying shoes
How are instinct and learned behavior are different?
You are born with learned behaviors and acquire instincts over time.
They are the same thing
You are born with instincts and acquire learned behaviors over time.
Instinctual behaviors cant be learned
Noah is watching the fish in his fish tank. All of the fish have bright colors. The fish swim around the tank without bumping into each other. The fish swim away quickly when he claps his hands loudly. All of the fish swim to the surface when he lifts the lid to feed them. Which question can be asked to find out which characteristic of the fish is a learned behavior?
Do all fish have bright colors?
Do all fish swim away when frightened?
How do the fish not bump into each other?
How do the fish know when it is feeding time?
The picture below shows sea otters U, V, W, X, Y, and Z in their environment. Which sea otter is showing a learned behavior?
sea otter X, by growing gray fur
sea otter Z, by using curved flippers
sea otter U, by eating a fish
sea otter Y, by practicing swimming
When an animal is not born with a trait but rather picks it up from the environment, it is referred to as learned behavior. Which of the following is the best example of learned behavior?
a frog swimming in the water
a bird flying in the sky
a seal balancing a ball on its nose
a snake slithering in the grass
Bird flying
Instinct
Learned
Green eyes
inherited
acquired
