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1. A bright-red mle cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?
a) A. having red feathers
b) B. eating seeds during the day
c) C. coming to the bird feeder each morning
d) D. making a chirping sound

2. A family takes a group pictgure in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and other are blue. The color of the blooms is most likely determined by . . .
a) A. air temperature
b) B. the age of the plant
c) C. the types of consumers that eat the plant
d) D. inheritance from parent plants

3. Which of these is a behavior that a person learns rather than inherits?
a) A. swallowing a sweet liquid
b) B. having a pleasant dream
c) C. digesting a chocolate-covered strawberry
d) D. identifying the scent of a rose

4. Which of these is a learned behavior of a dog?
a) A. begging for food
b) B. drinking water
c) C. panting on a hot day
d) D. chewing on a bone

5. A group of students visited a park and collected leaves from many different trees in order to study them. They recorded their observations about the leaves. Which of these observations does NOT describe an inherited trait?
a) A. the leaves vary in shape and size
b) B. some leaves have holes made by insects chewing on them
c) C. some leaves are smooth on one side and rough on the other
d) D. the colors of the leaves range from light green to dark green

6. Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a) A. spider spinning a web
b) B. brown fur on a bear
c) C. student texting a message
d) D. green leaves on a tree

7. Which of the following is not a learned behavior?
a) A. raccoons digging in trash for food
b) B. bears opening car doors looking for food
c) C. woman driving a car
d) D. spider spinning a web

8. Which of the following traits did a crayfish most likely inherited from its parents?
a) A. the average distance it travels each day
b) B. the number of legs it has
c) C. the amount of food it eats each day
d) D. the type of plants in its habitat

9. A plant in your backyard has tiny holes in some of the leaves. You notice a small caterpillar crawling on the plant. Are the holes on the plant an inherited trait, learned behavior, or an instinct?
a) A. inherited trait
b) B. learned behvaior
c) C. instinct
d) D. none of the above

10. When a baby is first born, it starts to cry. Is the baby crying an inherited traits, a learned behavior, or an instinct?
a) A. inherited trait
b) B. learned behavior
c) C. instinct
d) D. none of the above

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