Why Can't a Female Lizard Have Both High Fecundity and High

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why can't a female lizard have both high fecundity and high survival?

• A) Only in rare cases do lizards have both high fecundity and high survival.
• B) The more energy the female devotes to offspring, the less that can be devoted to her survival.
• C) Female lizards are able to produce only one set of offspring.
• D) Competition for resources prevents this.

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