Learned Behavior
True or False.
A learned behavior is an action that an animal completes like shivering in the cold.
False
Emilio speaks English and Spanish. Is this an acquired or inherited trait?
Acquired.
Someone had to teach him how to speak both languages.
True or False.
A bird building a nest to protect and care for their young is an instinct.
True
The bird automatically knows how to build a nest.
I have green eyes. Is this an acquired trait or an inherited trait?
Inherited.
My father has green eyes.
We are ___________ cellular.
*Single
*Multi
Multi-cellular
A spider creating a web is a learned behavior.
True or False
A spider knows how to do that automatically without being taught.
I have a scar on my knee.
Is this acquired or inherited trait?
Acquired.
I was not born with it. I hurt my knee when I was younger.
True or False
An animal avoiding a predator is an instinct.
The parent must show the offspring how to avoid dangerous predators.
My son has nice straight teeth due to braces when he was younger.
Is his straight teeth acquired or inherited?
Acquired.
He had to get braces in order to have straight teeth.
True or False.
Animal cells and Plant cells look the same.
False.
Plant cells are box-like with a firm structure. Animal cells are a variety of shapes, mostly circular.
A way of thinking or behaving that comes naturally is called ____________.
I have blood type O+.
Is this an acquired trait or inherited?
Inherited.
My mother has type O+ also.
True or False
When geese migrate to warmer climates each year, this is a learned behavior
False
This is an instinct.
I am really cook at baking cupcakes.
Would this be an acquired or inherited trait?
Acquired.
I had to practice a lot to get good at it.
Name the organelles that a plant cell has that an animal cell does not have?
There are two: ____________ ____________
Cell Wall
Chloroplasts
True or False
When a turtle returns to their birthplace to lay eggs is a learned behavior.
False.
This is an instinct.
Name something about you that is an acquired trait?
Eye color
Hair color
Height
Sense of Humor
True or False
Riding a bicycle is considered instinct.
False.
Someone had to teach you how to do it.
Tara has two dogs. They win many competitions that test their ability to run, jump, go through obstacles, and follow directions. Are these traits acquired or inherited?
Acquired.
Dogs can be trained to excel in competitions such as these.
What does a plant cell use the chloroplasts for?
That is where photosynthesis takes place. Energy from the sun is taken in and converted into food and energy for the plant.
When a cat avoids a rocking chair, this is a learned behavior.
True or false
True
The cat probably got hurt before, so it knows the danger.
A camel has a two humps.
Is this an acquired or inherited trait?
Inherited.
A bee returns to the same flower patch many times during the day to gather pollen and nectar to bring back to the hive. This is instinct.
True or False
False.
The bee learns from other bees.
Heredity is:
a) things you learn from your parents
b) your genes from your parents
c) the study of cells
The genes you get from your parents.
True or False.
An animal cell can make its own food.
False.
An animal cell must get its food from somewhere else.