Traits and Behaviors Quiz

Which trait is not inherited?

• eye color

• height

• blood type

• language

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

In plants and animals, offspring show many traits of their _______.

• parents

• niche

• community

• prey

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

How are inherited traits, which include features and behaviors, passed down?

• from species to the environment

• from offspring to parent

• from parent to offspring

• from niche to niche

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Animals learn instincts.

• True

• False

What is an action that uses both instinct and learning?

• the fast beating of a startles kitten's heart

• the regular breathing of a sleeping dog

• the way a brown bear catches fish for food

• the way a human sneezes suddenly

What is an example of a human action that is not learned?

• talking

• breathing

• forming groups

• walking

What does it mean if a behavior is inherited?

• It means that the behavior is not learned.

• The organism must learn the behavior.

• The parents have left the offspring.

• The offspring do not listen to the parents.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Sue reads in school daily. What type of behavior is reading?

• a learned behavior

• an inherited behavior

• an innate behavior

• a reflex behavior

Even though a baby knows how to cry, most of the baby's behaviors will need to be _______.

• innate

• natural

• inherited

• learned

Henry has a dog named Rex. It took a long time, but now Rex will sit when Henry tells him to sit. What type of behavior did Rex show Henry?

• a learned behavior

• an inherited behavior

• an instinctive behavior

• a reflex behavior