Which of the Following Occurs When Infant Mortality Is High

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurs when infant mortality is high?

• A) life expectancy is high
• B) fertility is low
• C) life expectancy is low
• D) fertility is high

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Definitions:

Niche Construction

the process by which organisms actively modify their environment or create new environments, influencing the selection pressures they and future generations face.

Phenotypic Plasticity

The ability of an organism to modify its phenotype in response to environmental changes, demonstrating the flexibility and adaptability of biological organisms.

Heritability

A measure of the degree to which a variation in a particular trait among individuals in a specific population is related to genetic differences among those individuals.

Coevolution

A process by which two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through natural selection.