What Type of Survivorship Curves Do Humans Typically Display

question 37

Multiple Choice

What type of survivorship curves do humans typically display?

• A)A curve that follows a linear (straight)line that keeps on decreasing as age increases.
• B)A curve that is initially decreasing steeply, before stabilizing at low values until old age.
• C)A curve that is initially quite flat, until it decreases steeply at old age.
• D)A curve that follows a linear (straight)line that keeps on increasing as age increases.

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Definitions:

Seeds

Plant embryos enclosed in a protective outer covering, capable of developing into a new plant.

Gymnosperms

A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, distinguished by not having flowers or fruit.

Encased

Surrounded or covered with a protective layer or material.

Fruit

The mature ovary of a flowering plant, typically containing seeds.