front 1 What is fecundy? | back 1 The number of offspring produced by an organism per reproductive episode. |
front 2 What is Parity? | back 2 The number of reproductive episodes an organism experiences. |
front 3 What is determinate growth (in the context of sexual maturity and lifespan)? | back 3 A growth pattern in which an individual does not grow any more once it initiates reproduction. |
front 4 What is indeterminate growth (in the context of sexual maturity and lifespan)? | back 4 A growth pattern in which an individual continues to grow after it initiates reproduction. |
front 5 What is semelparity? | back 5 When an organism only reproduces once in its lifetime |
front 6 What is iteroparity? | back 6 When an organism reproduces multiple times in its lifetime |
front 7 What is the difference between an annual and perennial lifespan? | back 7 One year versus multiple years. |
front 8 Are all semelparous organisms annual? | back 8 No. Think of the giant pacific octopus which lives roughly 5 years and reproduces once. |
front 9 What does the principle of allocation state? | back 9 When resources (time, energy, and nutrients) are devoted to one body structure, physiological function, or behaviour, they cannot be allotted to another. |
front 10 What trade-off might an animal experience with large offspring? | back 10 Having very few offspring at a time. |
front 11 As the number of offspring a female can have at once increases the quality of parental care she can provide, the number of offspring likely to survive, and the odds of parental survival ________________. | back 11 Decreases |
front 12 What is the life history of an organism? | back 12 The schedule of an organism’s growth, development, reproduction, and survival. |
front 13 What life history traits can predation affect in prey organisms? | back 13 - time to and size at hatching - time to and size at metamorphosis - time to and size at sexual maturity |