Behaviors |
#1 |
Behaviors inherited from a parent organism |
instincts |
#2 |
Name 2 instincts or inherited behaviors of an infant |
crying, eating, going potty, sleeping |
#3 |
Name three traits a dog inherits from its parent organism |
fur color/type, barking, growling, shape of body, etc. |
#4 |
If you take a kitten who has been raised indoors were to be put outside, why would it still know how to hunt its own food? |
instinct |
#5 |
Actions and behaviors that are learned through trial and error or are brought about by the environment |
learned behaviors |
Traits |
#1 |
a characteristic that determines how an organism looks, acts, or functions |
trait |
#2 |
differences in the appearance of an inherited trait among the members of a species |
variations |
#3 |
a trait that's passed from parent to offspring |
inherited |
#4 |
How would a dog breeder make sure that every puppy he raises looks like a perfect little Cocker Spaniel? |
Make sure the mother and father are both Cocker Spaniels |
#5 |
Name two behaviors that a dog could gain from its environment that are not inherited from its parents |
learning tricks, responding to its name, coming at meal times, fetching, etc |
Specialized Structures |
#1 |
The advantage monkeys are given by their feet |
good climbers |
#2 |
Name an animal and give 2 specialized structures of that organism |
answers will vary |
#3 |
Name 3 of the 9 functions of specialized structures we discussed |
temperature control, defense against parasites, defense against poisonous plants, defense against sunburn, defense against predators, warning to predators, mimicry, camouflage, deceiving predators, attraction of a mate |
#4 |
How is it that a tadpole is the offspring of a frong when their specialized structures are so different from one another? |
The tadpole will look like the adult frog by the end of its life cycle |
#5 |
Three specialized structures a deer has that help it survive against predators |
fast, quiet, blends into environment, good hearing |