Survival Strategies

Question 1

What are the main survival strategies?

Answer 1

• R-Strategy
• K-Strategy

Question 2

What does the R-Strategy entail?

Answer 2

• energy used to produce many offspring
• but little or no parental care
• e.g. frogs and fish

Question 3

What does the K-Strategy entail?

Answer 3

• energy used to produce fewer, larger offspring
• parental care
• e.g. humans, primates

Question 4

What are survivorship curves?

Answer 4

• a particular pattern of mortality relating to each species