Exam 10: Life History

As the number of offspring produced increases,the probability of their survival decreases.

The reproductive strategy in which relatively few young are produced at repeated intervals during an individual's life is referred to as

Communal courtship grounds,or ________,are areas where males congregate to display to females.

When one male mates and stays with one female,the relationship is called

Sexual dimorphism occurs when males and females are so similar morphologically that they are difficult to distinguish.

The mating system most prevalent in birds is ________.

Natural selection should favor plants producing small seeds in wet environments and plants that produce larger seeds in dry environments.

The type of mating system in which an individual female pairs with two or more males is known as ________.

Polyandry is more common than polygyny.

Most species of vertebrates are iteroparous.