Inherited and Learned Behaviors - Leopard...
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Traits (Behavior) • Traits are something an organism does.
• Examples:
A bear hibernating
Plant stems growing up and roots growing
down
Instinctive Behavior
• An instinctive behavior is a behavior that
an animal inherits from its parents.
• The animal is born with the behavior.
Inherited Traits
• Characteristics passed down to an
offspring by his or her parents.
• These traits (behaviors) are controlled by
genes made up of DNA.
Examples of Inherited Traits
• Hibernation-a deep sleeplike state when
an animal’s body processes slow down.
• Migration-seasonal movement of animals
from one place to another
• Protecting Young
• Walking
• Eating
• Breathing
Examples of Inherited Traits
• Fur color
• Body markings
• Height
• Length
• Shape of eyes,
ears, nose, body
Learned Behavior
• A learned behavior is a behavior that an
animal develops by observing other
animals or by being taught.
Learned and Inherited
• Some behaviors animals have are a combination of learned and inherited traits.
• Examples:
Young cheetahs have the instinct to hunt, but at first do not know how to sneak up on their prey. They learn how to do that by watching their mother when she hunts.
Wolves have the instinct to hunt but learn to hunt in groups.
Plant’s Behavior
• All plant behavior
is inherited (they
can’t learn can
they?).
• However, plants
will respond to
their
environment.