Which of the Following is an Important Assumption of the Optimal

Question

Which of the following is an important assumption of the optimal diet model?
A) Food patches contain identical food items.
B) The population contains both specialists and generalists.
C) Food items are encountered one at a time.
D) The travel time between patches is constant.
E) The hunger level of a forager affects its behavior.

Accepted Answer

The optimal diet model assumes that food items are encountered one at a time, allowing the forager to make decisions about whether to consume or pass on each item based on its profitability.