5th Grade Learned Behavior vs, Inherited Traits Review

The following are all examples of instincts except:

• Blinking
• Breathing
• Talking
• Swallowing

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• Blue eyes

• Having freckles

• Speaking English

Which is an example of an inherited trait? 

• Reading
• Speaking Spanish
• Having stripes
• Throwing a baseball 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

Which of the following is an instinct?

• riding a bike

• building a nest

• a dog sitting when he is told, SIT!

• skating on rollerblades

Instinct inherited trait or learned behavior? Curly hair

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

What is an inherited trait?

• A characteristic passed from a dog to his owner
• A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
• A behavior that an organism inherits.
• A trait that you learn from your teacher.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following are examples of inherited traits:

• blue eyes, brown hair, table manners
• speaking english, spanish and french
• red hair, brown eyes, curly hair
• playing video games, drawing, riding a bicycle

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A learned behavior is something you learn from your experiences

• True
• False

Lying to stay out of trouble is an instinct

• True
• False