Chapter 25 - Reproductive strategies

Question 1

Opportunistic organisms

Answer 1

high reproductive effort and short life span, R-selected as their population size is only limited to their rate of production

Question 2

Equilibrium organisms

Answer 2

lower reproductive rate, longer life span, K-selected as the max population is determined by carrying capacity of habitat

Question 3

Characteristics of opportunistic organisms

Answer 3

large no. of offspring
small size
short life span
little or none nurturing
once of few reproduction during lifetime

Question 4

Characteristics of equilibrium organisms

Answer 4

small no. of offspring
large size
long life span
considerable nurturing
reproduce many times during lifetime