The Three Basic Variables That Make Up the Life History

question 29

Multiple Choice

The three basic variables that make up the life history of an organism are

• A) life expectancy, birth rate, and death rate.
• B) number of reproductive females in the population, age structure of the population, and life expectancy.
• C) age when reproduction begins, how often reproduction occurs, and how many offspring are produced per reproductive episode.
• D) how often reproduction occurs, life expectancy of females in the population, and number of offspring per reproductive episode.
• E) the number of reproductive females in the population, how often reproduction occurs, and death rate.

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Definitions:

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Independent Variable

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