Inherited or Acquired (5.10B Science TEKS)

An orca surfs on a wave to get to shore faster.

• instinct

• learned behavior

Porpoises give birth to live babies.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior

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Sharks are born with gills.

• inherited from parents

• acquired

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A humpback whale watches its friend slap the water with its tail and copies it.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior

A seal balances a ball on its nose at SeaWorld.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior

Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior

Humpback whales grow to be as big as two school buses.

• inherited from their parents

• acquired trait

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Armadillos will curl into a ball of armored scales when scared.

• Natural instinct

• acquired trait

Dolphins team up to hunt together using mud feeding in Florida Bay.

• learned behavior

• natural instinct

A bluejay bird builds a nest in a tree.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior