Lecture 5

Question 1

Life history

Answer 1

major events related to growth, development, reproduction and survival

Question 2

Allocation

Answer 2

relative amounts of energy or resources that an organism devotes to different functions

Question 3

Types of sexual reproduction

Answer 3

isogamy & anisogamy

Question 4

Isogamy

Answer 4

production of equal sized gametes

Question 5

Anisogamy

Answer 5

production of two different sized gametes

Question 6

Complex Life Cycle

Answer 6

at least two distinct stages that differ in their habitats, physiology, or morphology

Question 7

Direct development

Answer 7

simple life cycle

Question 8

Lack Clutch size

Answer 8

max # of offspring that a parent can successfully raise to maturity

Question 9

Dispersal

Answer 9

movement of organisms from their birthplace

Question 10

Dormancy

Answer 10

state of suspended growth & development where an organism can survival unfavorable conditions

Question 11

Semelparus

Answer 11

only reproduces once in a lifetime

Question 11

Iteroparus

Answer 11

can reproduce multiple times