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9876543210Number of lizard species30–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990–100Number of Lizard Species by Average Percent of Maximal Speed Used When Pursuing Prey or Escaping PredatorsPercent of maximal speed escapingpursuing
  • For each data category, the following bars are shown:
    • escaping
    • pursuing
  • The data for the 7 categories are as follows:
    • 30–39 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 0 species
      • pursuing: 1 species
    • 40–49 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 0 species
      • pursuing: 0 species
    • 50–59 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 2 species
      • pursuing: 1 species
    • 60–69 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 1 species
      • pursuing: 1 species
    • 70–79 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 2 species
      • pursuing: 0 species
    • 80–89 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 3 species
      • pursuing: 1 species
    • 90–100 percent of maximal speed:
      • escaping: 8 species
      • pursuing: 3 species

It may seem that the optimal strategy for an animal pursuing prey or escaping predators is to move at maximal speed, but the energy expense of exploiting full speed capacity can disfavor such a strategy even in escape contexts, as evidenced by the fact that blank

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the text?