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Which one of the following organisms best illustrates K-selection?

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Pretty Princess asked:


Which one of the following organisms best illustrates K-selection?

A) the production of thousands of eggs every spring by frogs
B) mice that produce three litters of 10-15 babies in the course of a summer
C) a polar bear producing one or two cubs every three years
D) a species of weed that quickly spreads into a region of cleared trees
E) All of the choices are examples of K-selection.

Brenda