The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966 Was Used

question 40

True/False

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966 was used as a means of exposing mismanagement and succeeded in enhancing agency accountability.

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Definitions:

Optimality Theory

A model theory in evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology suggesting that an organism's behavioral strategies are optimized to maximize its fitness.

Seed-eating Birds

Birds that primarily consume seeds as their source of nutrition, which influences their beak shape and digestive system adaptations for processing seeds.

Smaller Seeds

Seeds that are comparatively less in size, which can have implications for dispersal mechanisms and establishment success.

Optimal Foraging Theory

A model that predicts how an animal behaves when searching for food, based on the maximization of benefits (energy or nutrients) in relation to time and energy costs.