AP BIOLOGY

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: -Behavior that you are born with is innate behavior. It is part of your genetic makeup. Since it is coded in your DNA, you don’t have to learn it. You might refer to innate behavior as instinct.

Detailed explanation-3: -A behavior that an organism is born with is called an innate behavior. These types of behaviors are inherited. They don’t have to be learned. Innate behavior patterns occur the first time an animal responds to a particular internal or external stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.