AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Innate behaviors are rigid and predictable. All members of the species perform the behaviors in the same way. Innate behaviors usually involve basic life functions, such as finding food or caring for offspring.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of innate behavior include: reflexes, taxis and kinesis, fixed action patterns and stereotypy, and circadian rhythms. Reflexes are automatic, rapid responses to a stimulus. Common reflexes include the knee jerk reflex, a newborn sucking reflex, and a cat arching when scratched.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behavior an organism can preform from BIRTH, Innate behaviors are inherited, passed down through GENES/DNA from parents, just as physical features (speed, sharp claws) are NOT LEARNED. This is an adaptation to which allows animal to better survive and reproduce in their enviorment.