alleryStart learning →Humans and most primates exhibit which survivorship curve?
AType I
BType II
CType III
DType IV
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Type I
1. Survivorship curves are numbered by where deaths concentrate.
2. Humans and most primates exhibit a Type I survivorship curve.
3. A high percentage of offspring survive their early and middle years.
4. Death occurs predominantly in older individuals.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 45 'Population and Community Ecology', sections 45.1-45.4_
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