Answer to Question #73232 in Biology for Kristyan Wilson

Question

Which characteristics would lead to a population being most likely to have a Type III survivorship curve:

Question 3 options:

early sexual maturity,


low death rate,


stable environment,


high infant mortality

Answer 1

The shape of type III survivorship curve is represented by https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/42/6542-004-BE57D88E.gif

From the figure, it is clear that high infant mortality and early sexual maturity must be observed for the species.