Why Is Male Reproductive Success Limited by the Number of Eggs

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why is male reproductive success limited by the number of eggs?

• A) Sperm are short lived compared to eggs and it is more expensive for males to reproduce because males produce a much greater number of gametes than there are eggs available to fertilize.
• B) Eggs are much larger and scarcer than sperm, limiting the number of opportunities for reproductive success for males.
• C) Eggs are smaller than sperm and short lived, limiting the number of opportunities for reproductive success for males.
• D) Although eggs are not metabolically expensive to produce, most female organisms will only produce a small number of eggs during their life span.

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