Which of the following statements about K-strategists is false ? Question option

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Which of the following statements about K-strategists is false?

Question options:

A)

They evolve in stable environments

B)

There is a lot of parental investment in the offspring

C)

They give birth only once in their lifetime

D)

They evolve in environments with intense competition for limited food

E)

They produce few offspring

An organism's life history:

Question options:

A)

consists of how an organism allocates energy to interactions with other organisms.

B)

consists of how an organism allocates resources to growth, reproduction and survival.

C)

is the number of female offspring produced by each female.

D)

is the probability an organism will survive and reproduce.

Organisms with a semelparous life history:

Question options:

A)

Produce young over most of their life

B)

Produce a single offspring near the end of their reproductive potential

C)

Produce large batches of young several times during their early life

D)

Produce one large batch of young and die

A)

They evolve in stable environments

B)

There is a lot of parental investment in the offspring

C)

They give birth only once in their lifetime

D)

They evolve in environments with intense competition for limited food

E)

They produce few offspring

Explanation / Answer

1. Option C is not correct. K strategists produce offspring that are fewer in number but are expensive whereas R strategists produce offspring that are larger in number but are inexpensive. Examples of K strategists include whale, elephant etc. They invest heavily in their offspring which address evolved in stable and highly competitive environment.

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