A genetically programmed bit of behavior that occurs when circumstances are appropriate and that requires no learning of the behavior is called:

A) reproductive value
B) instinct
C) ethological action pattern
D) natural selection

Ethological Action Pattern

Innate, pre-programmed behaviors observed in animals that occur as a response to specific stimuli.

Instinct

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli that is biologically driven rather than learned.

Reproductive Value

An evolutionary concept indicating an individual's potential future reproductive output.