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Why do "weedy", r-selected species tend to have many relatively small offspring? a) because small offspring are better at competing for resources b) because they tend to live in unstable environments with lots of colonizing opportunities c) they don't; they have many, large offspring d) because they tend to live in stable environments where small offspring have higher fitness e) because their fast life cycle prevents them from having large offspring

          Why do "weedy", r-selected species tend to have many relatively small offspring?
a) because small offspring are better at competing for resources
b) because they tend to live in unstable environments with lots of colonizing opportunities
c) they don't; they have many, large offspring
d) because they tend to live in stable environments where small offspring have higher fitness
e) because their fast life cycle prevents them from having large offspring

Why do "weedy", r-selected species tend to have many relatively small offspring?
a) because small offspring are better at competing for resources
b) because they tend to live in unstable environments with lots of colonizing opportunities
c) they don't; they have many, large offspring
d) because they tend to live in stable environments where small offspring have higher fitness
e) because their fast life cycle prevents them from having large offspring

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Biology for AP Courses

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01/25/2023

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Why do weedy "r-selected" species tend to have many relatively small offspring? Because small offspring are better at competing for resources. Because they tend to live in unstable environments with lots of colonizing opportunities. They don't have many large offspring. Because they tend to live in stable environments where small offspring have higher fitness. Because their fast life cycle prevents them from having large offspring.