Question

Which of the following species is a K-selected species?
a.
Redwood trees
b.
Fruit flies
c.
Algae
d.
Grasshoppers

Answer 1

Ask yourself, which of these species is more likely to have only a few offspring during one reproductive cycle? Compared to \(r\)-selected species, \(k\)-selected species tend to have evolutionary features that prevent them from producing a large number of offspring.