Giant Pandas Live for About 20 Years in the Moist

question 10

Multiple Choice

Giant pandas live for about 20 years in the moist bamboo forests of southwestern China.Beginning around age 6, females give birth approximately every two years.One or two tiny offspring are born per successful mating, but usually only one is tended by the female over the first 18 months of its life.Which life history strategy fits most of these characteristics, and what type of survivorship curve would the giant panda most likely have?

• A) r-strategist; Type I
• B) r-strategist; Type II
• C) r-strategist; Type III
• D) K-strategist; Type I
• E) K-strategist; Type III

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