Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Behavior can be described as an act of reaction produced by an organism in a particular circumstance. It can be inherited or acquired by the organism on the basis of its lifetime experience.

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