Which Statement About the Costs and Benefits of Behaviors Is

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the costs and benefits of behaviors is false?

• A) When an animal performs a behavior, it typically incurs an energetic cost.
• B) The risk cost of a behavior concerns the chances of being killed or injured while performing the behavior.
• C) While engaging in mating behavior, an animal suffers the opportunity cost of not feeding.
• D) The benefits of a behavior relate to the increase in fitness that results from an animal performing the behavior.
• E) Most behaviors have costs that exceed benefits.

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