Inherited and Acquired Traits

Marie is a champion runner. Which of the following supports the idea that her success is due to LEARNED traits?

• Marie's parents are fast runners.

• Marie practices every day.

• Marie has long legs like her mom.

• Marie has strong muscles like her dad.

In some species of sea turtles, the female returns to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs. This behavior is an example of:

• An acquired trait.

• A learned trait.

• An instinct

• Life Cycle

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Whenever Jack puts on his coat, his dog barks and meets Jack at the door with his leash. The dog's behavior is:

• learned

• instinctive

• inherited

• evolutionary

An instinctive behavior is...

• practiced

• learned

• invented

• inherited

Which of the following is a LEARNED behavior of a human baby?

• crying

• singing the ABC's

• sleeping

• sucking on a bottle

Which of the following is a LEARNED behavior in a cat?

• purring

• climbing

• sneaking up on prey and toys

• running to the kitchen at the sound of a food package being opened.

What are traits that parents pass on to their offspring called?

• acquired

• responses

• learned traits

• inherited traits

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about inherited traits?

• They are learned from the environment.

• They can include instincts.

• They are passed from parent to offspring.

• They make each organism unique.

Which type of behavior is NOT passed from parent to offspring?

• Inherited behavior

• instinct

• learned behavior

• behavior animals are born with

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Which of the following is an example of an INSTINCT?

• A cat eats canned food.

• A dog fetches the newspaper.

• A deer visits a backyard where people leave food.

• A frog hibernates in winter.