The "hardwired" or inherited set response patterns that are described for a male cheetah spraying a pheromone to mark its territory, a bee performing a waggle dance, or a cricket singing to sort out mates, are
A. altruistic adaptations to improve the general environment.
B. symbol systems.
C. inherited systems that are evolutionarily adaptive.
D. languages similar to human languages in variability and learning requirements.
E. the sociobiological roots of our language system.
Answer: C
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