In an Effort to Help Save an Endangered Australian Marsupial

question 126

Multiple Choice

In an effort to help save an endangered Australian marsupial called the northern quoll,researchers paired a nausea-inducing drug along with parts of the toxic toads that the quolls often eat.In this application of a phenomenon called _____,the toxic toads are a(n) _____.

• A) conditioned taste aversion; CS
• B) conditioned taste aversion; US
• C) instinctive drift; CS
• D) instinctive drift; US

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Definitions:

Cash Payback Period

The time frame it takes for an investment to generate an amount of cash flow to recover its initial cost.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of calculating the depreciation of an asset where the cost is evenly allocated over its useful life.

Useful Life

The estimated period over which an asset is expected to be usable by the entity, affecting its depreciation calculations.

Average Rate of Return

This refers to the percentage of average annual profit compared to the initial investment cost, commonly used to evaluate the profitability of an investment.