__________ Assumes That Individuals Seek to Maximize the Return (In

question 24

Multiple Choice

__________ assumes that individuals seek to maximize the return (in calories and nutrients) on their labor in deciding which animals and plants to hunt or collect.

• A) Food-collection theory
• B) Optimal foraging theory
• C) Generalized reciprocity
• D) Optimal hunting strategy

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Definitions:

Survivorship Curves

Graphical representations that show the number of individuals of a species or a population that survive at each age.

Population Cycles

Oscillations in the size of a biological population as a result of changes in predation, resources, and other factors.

Survival Strategies

Techniques, behaviors, or adaptations that organisms use to survive and reproduce in their environments.