Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of
A) altruism.
B) innate but not learned behavior.
C) a type of courtship ritual.
D) behavior that requires some learning.
E) kin selection.

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Both of these behavior have a component that is innate, given a stimulus the organism will respond, but practice or learning are also involved. The chick will imprint on the first object that it sees moving during the sensitive period and the song bird will learn any song that it hears during this time even if it is from a different species.Bloom's

Imprinting and Songbird Singing Are Both Examples of