EVOLUTION
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
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Question
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Not all okra seeds will successfully find shelter in soil and the appropriate water and sunlight needed to grow to adulthood that would allow them produce seeds for the next generation.
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Predators will eat many of the okra, so overproduction ensures that at least some survive.
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Both A and B are benefits of overproduction
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Neither A or B are benefits of overproduction.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By producing lots of offspring, it is more likely that some of them will survive to adulthood and then breed themselves. This means the parents will have successfully passed on their genes and traits to generations – the driving force behind an animals’ desire to reproduce.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overproduction of offspring is the idea that species produce far more offspring than an environment can support because most of the juveniles will not make it to adulthood. This allows only the fittest to survive and reproduce.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: (b) The survival of fittest due to competition for resources would be considered a benefit of overproduction. Overproduction results in the production of too many young. It can result in the survival of those that are fittest to their environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -An example of overproduction in animals is sea turtle hatchlings. A sea turtle can lay up to 110 eggs but most of them won’t survive to reproduce fertile offspring. Only the best adapted sea turtles will survive and reproduce fertile offspring.