Question

a population of llamas exhibits type i survivorship. it has a nice life span and but fewer offspring. which of the following best represents the type of survivorship the llama population is given this information?

Explanation:

Type I survivorship curves are characteristic of K - selected species. These species have a relatively long life span, produce fewer offspring, and invest more in parental care. In a Type I survivorship curve, most individuals survive to old age. Looking at the two graphs:

• The left - hand graph shows that a large proportion of the population survives for most of the life - span (high percentage of life - span) and then there is a rapid decline in the number of survivors towards the end of the life - span. This is consistent with the pattern of Type I survivorship where mortality is low until old age.
• The right - hand graph shows a more linear relationship between the percentage of life - span and the number of survivors. This is more characteristic of Type II survivorship (constant mortality rate throughout life) rather than Type I.

Answer:

The left - hand graph.