Which of the Following Represents a Type I Survivorship Curve

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a type I survivorship curve?

• A) Spiders produce egg sacs with thousands of offspring, but only a few survive to adulthood.
• B) Each spring an oak tree drops thousands of seeds, but only a few will ever reach sexual maturity.
• C) Daphnia are planktonic crustaceans that produce offspring every three weeks. One Daphnia produces eight young and after 1.5 weeks, four of these individuals are still alive.
• D) Bald eagles return to the same mates and nests each year. They typically have two to three eggs and with parental care provided by both parents, the survival rate of the chicks is high.
• E) As adults, female leatherback sea turtles return to the beaches where they hatched to lay their own brood. One female produces approximately 600 eggs, but at least 400 of these will be eaten before they ever reach the ocean.

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Definitions:

Gastric Residual

The volume of content remaining in the stomach after a period of digestion, measured to assess gastric emptying rate or to prevent aspiration.

Open System

A system that exchanges energy or matter with its surroundings.

Intermittent Tube Feeding

A method of providing nutrition through a tube inserted in the stomach or intestine at specific times rather than continuously.

Formula Cooling

The process of bringing the temperature of a liquid infant formula down to a safe and comfortable level for feeding.