Identify the survivorship curve described in each of the following

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Exhibited by humans and many large mammals that produce relatively few offspring but provide them with good care

I

Most individuals survive to middle age; after that mortality is high

I

Relatively flat at the start, reflecting low death rates during early and midlife, and dropping steeply as death rates increase among older age groups

I

characteristic of some annual plants, invertebrates, some lizard species, and some rodents

I

Death rates more constant over life span

II

The length of survivorship is random; the likelihood of death is the same at any age

II

Characteristic of organisms that produce large organisms that produce large numbers of offspring but provide little care for them

III

Drops sharply at the left of graph, reflecting very high death rates for the young, but then flattens as death rates decline

III

Most individuals die young, with only a few surviving to reproductive age and beyond

III

Oyster that produces millions of eggs

III


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