Which of the Following Examples Best Reflects the Optimal Foraging

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples best reflects the optimal foraging model?

• A) During foraging, a mule deer will consume food as soon as it finds it, regardless of the location.
• B) A cheetah will continue a chase for prey, regardless of how long the chase lasts or how much energy is consumed.
• C) A moose spends more time looking for food when the food is high quality than when the food is low quality.
• D) If an animal is hungry it will consume food as soon as it is found, regardless of the food quality or the risk.

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Definitions:

Output

Output is the total amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, business, or country.

Average Costs

Average costs refer to the total cost of production divided by the number of units produced, indicating the cost of producing each unit.

Marginal Costs

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as the scale of operation expands.