A lizard is blown out to sea during a hurricane. This type of storm occurs very infrequently—on average once every 100 years. The lizard washes up on the beach of a small island. The lizard finds some beetles on the beach.
This Question #12: The lizard can get an average of about 20 calories from consuming a beetle. It takes the lizard 10 calories a minute to chase and catch beetles. What is the maximum amount of time that the lizard can spend catching each beetle and still survive?
2 minutes
6 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes