ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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inherited or innate behaviors
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learned behaviors
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instincts
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imprinted behaviors
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key points. Innate behavior is behavior that’s genetically hardwired in an organism and can be performed in response to a cue without prior experience. Reflex actions, such as the knee-jerk reflex tested by doctors and the sucking reflex of human infants, are very simple innate behaviors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inherited Behaviors Behaviors that are passed from parent to offspring are called instincts. Many animals are born with instincts that help them survive.
Detailed explanation-3: -3. Inherited trait: a trait that is passed from parents to offspring before the offspring is born. 4. Heredity: the passing of traits from parents to offspring before birth. 5.
Detailed explanation-4: -First, we will look at the most simple forms of innate behavior: reflex, taxis and kinesis.