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A chimpanzee using a long twig to catch termites is an example of a(n) _____.

a. external stimulus
b. patterned behavior
c. learned behavior
d. innate behavior

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A chimpanzee using a long twig to catch termites is an example of a learned behavior - c.

When a chimpanzee first observed that using a twig to catch termites could be a useful way of dealing with the termites, he noted that he could do it from then on.
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The correct answer is C. Learned behavior.

A chimpanzee uses the long twig to catch termites is an example of learned behavior. Chimpanzee belongs to the taxonomic genus called pan. It has two extant species, for example, bonobo and common chimpanzee.

They belong to the family Hominidae together with orangutans, gorillas, and humans. They are found in the Congo jungle.
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