Which statement about the cost-benefit approach to animal behavior is false?
A) Benefits are measured in terms of fitness gained by performing the behavior.
B) The approach assumes that animals have limited time and energy.
C) The approach includes opportunity costs of performing the behavior.
D) The approach assumes that animals cannot engage in behaviors whose benefits exceed their costs.
E) The approach includes energetic costs of performing the behavior.

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The statement that the cost-benefit approach assumes that animals cannot engage in behaviors whose benefits exceed their costs is false. In fact, the approach assumes that animals will engage in behaviors that provide net benefits (i.e. benefits exceed costs) as long as there are no other constraints or limiting factors that prevent them from doing so.

Which Statement About the Cost-Benefit Approach to Animal Behavior Is