A dung beetle engaged in mating behavior has thereby forfeited time it could have spent foraging.The lost food is an example of
A) an energetic cost.
B) an opportunity cost.
C) the Concorde fallacy.
D) a risk cost.
E) a territory cost.

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The lost food that the dung beetle could have gathered while engaging in mating behavior represents an opportunity cost, which refers to the cost of a missed opportunity or benefit foregone when one choice is made over another.

A Dung Beetle Engaged in Mating Behavior Has Thereby Forfeited