Question

A population of animals has a long gestational period, and individuals live mostly alone. How will this affect the population size? High birth rate, increase in individuals Low birth rate, decrease in individuals Short births, decrease in individuals Long births, increase in individuals.

Answer 1

This situation will produce a low birth rate, and likely decrease in individuals. It is a K-selected species.

K selected species

K-selected species are species in which the populations fluctuate in values near to the carrying capacity.

These species (K-selected) can be characterized by having long gestation periods, slow maturation and long life spans.

Occasional breeding is also a characteristic of K-selected species.

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