You Observe Two Breeding Female Fish of the Same Species

question 65

Multiple Choice

You observe two breeding female fish of the same species. One female lays 100 eggs and the other female lays 1,000 eggs. Which one of the following outcomes is most likely, given the limits of fitness trade-offs?

• A) The female laying 1,000 eggs breeds more often than the female laying 100 eggs.
• B) The female laying 100 eggs lives longer than the female laying 1,000 eggs.
• C) The eggs from the female laying 1,000 eggs have larger yolks than the yolks of the eggs from the female laying 100 eggs.
• D) The female laying 100 eggs is larger than the female laying 1,000 eggs.

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