Question 6 An example of a life history trade-off is: Survival vs reproductive allocation r vs K selection Many small vs few large offspring Young vs older age for reproductive maturity All are examples of life-history trade-offs Question 7 Which of the following are examples of components of Darwin's theory of evolution: Lions produce baby lions Some lions are faster than other lions Lions produce more lion kittens than can survive Faster lion kittens have a higher chance of surviving than slow kittens All of these would be examples of components of Darwin's theory of evolution 1 pts 1 pts
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