Which of These Individuals Is Likely to Be Most Successful

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?

• A) a reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
• B) an organism that dies after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
• C) a male who mates with 20 females and fathers one offspring
• D) an organism that lives 100 years and leaves two offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce
• E) a female who mates with 20 males and produces one offspring that lives to reproduce

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Definitions:

Benzofuran

An organic compound that consists of a fused benzene and furan ring, often serving as a core structure in various pharmaceuticals and organic materials.

Indole

An aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with a bicyclic structure, consisting of a benzene ring fused to pyrrole.

Aromatic

Refers to organic compounds that contain one or more planar rings of atoms with delocalized pi electrons, exhibiting special stability.

Antiaromatic

Antiaromaticity describes molecules that fail to comply with Huckel's rule, having conjugated pi systems with 4n π electrons that lead to destabilization.