Vocabulary
True or False
Inherited Traits
Learned Behaviors
Which is it?
100
A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
Inherited Traits
100
Adaptations are characteristics that help a plant or animal survive in their environment.
True.
100
Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait? A. A spider’s ability to spin a web B. A dog’s ability to do a trick C. Curly hair D. Eye color
B. A dog’s ability to do a trick
100
How does a living thing acquire learned behaviors?
Through experience
100
Eye Color
Inherited Trait
200
A behavior that a living thing can do now that they have not always been able to do.
Learned Behavior
200
A person's hair and eye color are learned behaviors.
False, they are inherited traits.
200
There are all inherited traits EXCEPT...
Having brown eyes, being tall, playing soccer, or needing food
Playing soccer
200
Behaviors inherited from parents.
Instincts
200
Crying when something is wrong.
Tricky. It's a combination of a learned behavior and inherited behavior (instinct).
300
The child or offshoot from a parent.
Offspring
300
Dolphins have the instinct to know how to swim as soon as they are born.
True.
300
All labeled traits were inherited EXCEPT...
Scars
300
For Fox Squirrels, which one of these is a learned behavior? Building a nest each spring, taking food from people, having a long, bushy tail, or having sharp claws.
Taking food from people
300
Being a good reader
Learned behavior
400
The act of making copies or similar versions of something.
Reproduction
400
Speaking English is an inherited trait.
False. You have to LEARN to speak a language. You are not born knowing how to speak a language.
400
Which observation will the rose plant pass on to it's offspring?
Pink flowers
400
Which of the following is a learned behavior? A: babies breathing as soon as they are born B: babies reflexes as something touches their feet. C: celebrating our loved one's birthdays
C. Celebrating our loved one's birthdays
400
Body type
A combination of the environment and inherited trait
500
A behavior, or way of acting, that an organism inherits from its parents.
Instinct
500
The stem of a flower bending to tilt the plant towards light is a learned behavior.
False. It is an inherited behavior in response to stimuli. No one/nothing taught the flower to grow towards the light. The plant responds to the sun's rays in order to obtain energy.
500
500
Are your learned behaviors in your genes? Explain your answer.
No. Your genes are passed down from your parents (inherited traits or instincts). Your learned behaviors are not passed from your parents.
500
A spider making a web.
Instinct