The Following Table Shows the Survival and Fecundity of a Flowering

question 33

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the survival and fecundity of a flowering plant.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Age in } \\\text { Years } ( x ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Survival Rate } \\\left( \mathrm { s } _ { \mathrm { x } } \right) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Survivorship } \\\left( \mathrm { l } _ { \mathrm { x } } \right) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fecundity } \\\left( \mathrm { b } _ { \mathrm { x } } \right) \end{array} \\\hline 1 & 0.1 & 1.0000 & \\\hline 2 & 0.8 & 0.1000 & \\\hline 3 & 0.8 & 0.0800 & \\\hline 4 & 0.8 & 0.0640 & 10 \\\hline 5 & & 0.0512 & 20 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 30
• B) 24
• C) 1.664
• D) 0.1152

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