Why Can't a Female Lizard Have Both High Fecundity and High

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Multiple Choice

Why can't a female lizard have both high fecundity and high survival?

• A)In only rare cases,lizards have both high fecundity and high survival.
• B)Female lizards are able to produce only one set of offspring.
• C)Competition for resources prevents this.
• D)The more energy the female devotes to offspring,the less that can be devoted to her survival.
• E)The females are already maximizing the number of eggs she lays and if she attempts to nest later in the season there will not be enough food for her young.

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