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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