HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No prenatal care
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Short Lifespan
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Early reproductive age
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Few Offspring
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Large offspring’.
Detailed explanation-2: -R-selected species are those that produce a large number of offspring and contribute few resources to each individual offspring. They often offer little to no parental care, have high offspring mortality, short life spans, and small body sizes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The traits that are important for the characteristics of r selected species include high ability to reproduce i.e. high fertility rate, small body size, early onset of maturity, short time of generation, and the capability to disperse off the progeny widely.
Detailed explanation-4: -The answer is “Larger offspring". r-selected species have small offspring size and low investment per offspring.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is, ‘Large number of progeny with small size’.