Type II survivorship curves

a. are characteristic of humans and elephants.
b. indicate a fairly constant rate of death at all ages.
c. indicate a high mortality rate in the very young.
d. are characteristic of species in which most
individuals live a relatively long life and die of
old age.
e. are typical of species with high biotic potentials.


Answer: b

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