The Three Basic Variables That Make Up the Life History

question 51

Multiple Choice

The three basic variables that make up the life history of an organism are

• A)life expectancy of females in the population,birth rate of offspring,and death rate of offspring.
• B)number of reproductive females in the population,age structure of the population,and life expectancy.
• C)age when reproduction begins,how often reproduction occurs,and how many offspring are produced per reproductive episode.
• D)how often reproduction occurs,life expectancy of females in the population,and number of offspring per reproductive episode.
• E)the number of reproductive females in the population,how often reproduction occurs,and death rate.

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