When Studying Moose Foraging Behavior, You Note That Moose Spend

Multiple Choice

When studying moose foraging behavior, you note that moose spend some time eating aquatic plants even though the leaves of deciduous trees along the shore have higher energy content.What might explain this observation?

A) Feeding in the water increases opportunity costs.
B) Aquatic plants have an essential nutrient that is low or lacking in the leaves of deciduous leaves.
C) Feeding in the water has no influence on energetic costs.
D) Aquatic plants take more time to consume and process than the leaves of deciduous trees.
E) Feeding in the water increases risk costs.