A Behavior That Occurs Immediately After Birth, Before Any Encounter

question 21

Multiple Choice

A behavior that occurs immediately after birth, before any encounter with another member of the same species, is

• A) learned.
• B) innate.
• C) based on habituation.
• D) nonadaptive.
• E) not under genetic control.

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