Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Quiz

Give an example of an inherited genetic trait.

• Hair color

• Height

• Favorite food

• Eye color

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What are acquired learned behaviors?

• Behaviors that are instinctual and not learned.

• Behaviors that an organism develops through experience or interaction with its environment.

• Behaviors that are inherited from parents.

• Behaviors that are only observed in humans.

Provide an example of an acquired learned behavior.

• Driving a car.

• Yawning

• Playing a musical instrument.

• Blinking

What are instinctual behaviors?

• Learned responses to certain stimuli.

• Conscious and deliberate actions.

• Random and unpredictable reactions.

• Innate, automatic, and unlearned responses to certain stimuli.

Give an example of an instinctual behavior.

• Babies drinking milk

• Building a nest

• Playing with toys

• Hunting for food

Can acquired physical traits be passed on to offspring?

• Only in certain circumstances.

• Yes.

• No

• Sometimes.

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True or False: Inherited genetic traits are determined by genes.

• True

• Inherited genetic traits are determined by chance.

• Inherited genetic traits are determined by environment.

• False

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True or False: Acquired learned behaviors are not influenced by the environment.

• True

• Partially true

• Not enough information

• False

True or False: Instinctual behaviors are learned through experience.

• False

• Sometimes true

• Partially true

• True