Which Statement About Size-Number Trade-Offs Is True

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which statement about size-number trade-offs is true?

• A) Size-number trade-offs are rarely, if ever, seen in organisms that lack parental care.
• B) Size-number trade-offs are seen in animals, but rarely in plants.
• C) Size-number trade-offs are rarely observed when comparing different animal species that have parental care.
• D) Size-number trade-offs can result in different average egg or offspring sizes for different populations of a species evolving under different predation or climatic regimes.

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Definitions:

Ovary

A female reproductive organ in animals and plants where ova or eggs are produced.

Carpels

The female reproductive organs of a flower, consisting of the stigma, style, and ovary.

Seed Dispersal

The mechanism by which seeds are spread away from the parent plant to reduce competition and promote species spread.

Vegetative Propagation

A form of asexual reproduction in plants where new individuals arise without the production of seeds or spores, through structures such as bulbs, tubers, stolons, rhizomes, or cuttings.