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Complex behaviors that are innate, fixed, and universal are called:

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Complex behaviors that are innate, fixed, and universal are called instincts.
Instinct is a fixed response to a certain stimulus, or inclination towards a certain behavior which is universal, meaning that it happens in every organism. Instincts are innate, meaning that you are born with them and cannot learn them.
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