22)Winemiller and Rose's equilibrium strategy combines:
A)low numbers of offspring, low juvenile survival, and late reproductive maturity
B)high numbers of offspring, high juvenile survival, and late reproductive maturity
C)high numbers of offspring, low juvenile survival, and low reproductive maturity
D)low numbers of offspring, high juvenile survival, and early reproductive maturity
E)low numbers of offspring, high juvenile survival, and late reproductive maturity
Answer:E
23)According to research by Westoby, Leishman, and Lord, plants that disperse their seeds in different
ways tend to produce seeds of different sizes. Which is the correct order of seed mass from smallest
to largest?
A)vertebrate-dispersed, ant-dispersed, scatterhoarded, wind-dispersed
B)scatterhoarded, vertebrate-dispersed, ant-dispersed, adhesion-adapted
C)unassisted, adhesion-adapted, ant-dispersed, scatterhoarded
D)unassisted, ant-dispersed, scatterhoarded, wind-dispersed
E)unassisted, adhesion-adapted, wind-dispersed, ant-dispersed
Answer:C
24)Which of the following are characteristics favored by K selection?
A)high rmax
B)small body size
C)early reproduction
D)rapid development
E)iteroparity
Answer:E
25)All of the following are true about the gonadosomatic index (GSI), except that:
A)it is an indicator of reproductive effort
B)it is influenced by the species' body weight
C)it is dependent on the age of maturity
D)it is dependent on the number of reproductive events of a species within a given year
E)it is dependent on ovary weight
Answer:C
26)Considering that the giant coconut palm can produce large seeds that weigh up to 27,000 g, which of
the following would be incorrect about the life-history characteristic of this species?
A)it has a high competitive ability
B)it is semelparous
C)it has a low population growth rate
D)it is a K-selected species
E)its development is slow
Answer:B
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