Feeding behavior with a high-energy intake-to-expenditure ratio is called ________.
A) autotrophy
B) heterotrophy
C) search scavenging
D) optimal foraging

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Feeding behavior with a high-energy intake-to-expenditure ratio is called optimal foraging. Autotrophy and heterotrophy refer to how organisms obtain energy (autotrophs make their own energy, while heterotrophs obtain energy from other organisms). Search scavenging is not a term used to describe feeding behavior with a high-energy intake-to-expenditure ratio.

Feeding Behavior with a High-Energy Intake-To-Expenditure Ratio Is Called ________