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Behavioral Adaptations

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4 questions

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checkpoint on behavioral adaptations

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Question 1

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A dog sits near his owner and begs for food at the dinner table. Is this behavior instinctive or learned?

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Question 2

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Which of the following are behavioral adaptations?

Baby sea turtles crawling toward the ocean when they are born.

A baby deer blending in with its surroundings because of its brown spotted fur.

Tigers play fighting to practice their hunting skills.

Hermit crabs finding a new shell when they outgrow their old one. 

Question 3

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Humpback whales migrate south in the winter. Imagine that one whale decides not to migrate, and stays in the north through the winter. What would happen to this whale? Why?

Question 4

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Tell two things you learned about behavioral adaptations.