Which characteristics are consistent with a K-selected species? Where do humans fall on the r through K continuum?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: K-selected species tend to have larger body size, longer generations, and a lower
reproductive rate. More energy is devoted to each offspring so individual offspring have a
higher chance of survival than r-selected offspring. Humans are K-selected, especially
when compared to r-selected organisms like houseflies or plants, which produce thousands
of offspring. However, exponential growth is associated with r-selected species.
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