| A | B |
| Behavior | The way an organism reacts to change in its environment |
| Fixed-action pattern | Instinctive behavior triggered by an object or event |
| Habituation | Animal learns to ignore an unimportant stimulus |
| Imprinting | Behavior that becomes permanent response to a stimulus |
| Innate behavior | Behavior that is present a birth without need for learning |
| Instinct | Complex pattern of innate behavior |
| Learned behavior | Behavior acquired by experience |
| Reflex | Simple innate involuntary response to stimulus |
| Response | Reaction to change in environment |
| Stimulus | Environmental condition to which an organism responds |