The accompanying figure shows that the rate of alarm calls made by black-tailed prairie dogs is dependent on a perceived threat by a predator. This behavior most closely approximates that predicted by ________

A) mutual benefit
B) selfishness
C) altruism
D) spite


C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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