Looking at the Data in the Accompanying Figure, What Can

question 45

Multiple Choice

Looking at the data in the accompanying figure, what can be said about survival and clutch size?

• A) Animals with low survival tend to have smaller clutch sizes.
• B) Large clutch size correlates with low survival.
• C) Animals with high survival tend to have larger clutch sizes.
• D) Probability of survivorship does not correlate with clutch size.

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