If environmental conditions are very unpredictable and adultsurvivorship is good

Question

If environmental conditions are very unpredictable and adultsurvivorship is good,
reproductive individuals should:
A. Put off reproduction
B. Reproduce immediately
C. Allocate presently available energy into growth
D. A and B
E. A and C
Why:_____________________________________________________________
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Explanation / Answer

E. A and C Putting off reproduction and allocating available energy intogrowth go hand in hand and exclude the possibility of immediatereproduction. Putting off reproduction is desirable in thisenvironment because the environmental conditions are unpredictableand could adversely impact offspring which would waste the energyinputted into reproduction. As long as adult survivorship isgood it is preferable for reproductive individuals to allocateenergy for growth which may increase their fitness and save theirenergy for a more certain bet and wait for conditions toimprove.

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