Which of the Following Is a Fitness Trade-Off

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a fitness trade-off?

• A) In some hornbill species, the male helps seal the female in a tree with her nest until the young are ready to fledge.
• B) Moths are the best pollinators for datura flowers, but bees are the best pollinators for orchids.
• C) Some lemmings run into the sea when overgrazing threatens the species.
• D) Algal genotypes that can grow fast in nitrogen-limited environments are easier for predators to digest.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-hours

The total hours of labor directly involved in the production of goods, often used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead in process costing.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead Standards

Pre-established rates or quantities that are used to assign variable overhead costs to products based on levels of activity such as labor or machine hours.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The variance between the actual variable overhead costs that were incurred and the anticipated variable overhead calculated according to the real amount of activity.

Supplies Cost

The expense incurred to acquire supplies necessary for the production of goods or the operation of a business.