As a General Rule

question 71

Multiple Choice

As a general rule:

• A) the defenses available to intentional torts and negligence are interchangeable.
• B) if a plaintiff has established by a preponderance of the evidence all the required elements of a negligence action, the plaintiff will automatically recover damages.
• C) any defense to an intentional tort is also available in an action for negligence.
• D) more defenses are available for intentional torts than are available in negligence cases.

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Definitions:

Herbivores

Organisms that primarily eat plants and vegetation.

Primary Producers

Organisms, typically plants, algae, and certain bacteria, that produce organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water using sunlight energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

Autotrophs

Organisms that can produce their own food from inorganic substances using light (photosynthesis) or chemical energy (chemosynthesis).

Heterotrophs

Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms — either plants or animals — for nutrition.