According to your textbook
A)memory formation is not an adaptive behavior.
B)for memory systems to flourish within the animal kingdom,the survival advantages needed to outweigh the energy costs.
C)fruit flies that learned to avoid an odor through classical conditioning lived 4 hours longer than fruit flies that did not experience the classical conditioning.
D)animals that form memories react more slowly to the advances of predators and/or food resources.

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The text states that for memory systems to flourish, the survival benefits of remembering something needed to outweigh the energy costs of forming and maintaining those memories.

Answer: C 
 The text provides an example with fruit flies that learned to avoid an odor through classical conditioning living 4 hours longer than fruit flies that did not experience the classical conditioning, indicating a potential survival advantage for having memories.

Therefore, the best choices are B and C. Option A is incorrect as the text does not suggest that memory formation is not an adaptive behavior. Option D is incorrect as animals that form memories may actually react more quickly to the advances of predators and/or food resources due to their ability to remember past encounters.

According to Your Textbook