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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