Type I survivorship curves ____

a. are characteristics of mice and other rodents
b. typify a population in which all ages have an equal chance of survival
c. indicate a high mortality rate in the very young
d. show that very few young are produced, that each is given parental support, and that most individuals live a
relatively long life and die of old age
e. are typical of annual plants


ANSWER: d

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