Question

uy a dny precipitation, forest Diomes always have nigner mean annual temperature 3. An annual mustard plant survives only one month during which it produces 50 flowers. Each flower produces a fruit containing 20 seeds. This is a description of the mustard's a) fitness - reproductive success b) niche- super power c) population size- d) replacement rate-average number of offspring produced by females

Answer 1

The answer is (d) - replacement rate- average number of offsprings produced by females.

In the question, it clearly says that mustard plant survives for only one month during which it produces 50 flowers and each flower produces a fruit containing 20 seeds which describes the rate at replacement ,the number of offsprings produced by females so that the population is stable and does not go into extinction.

Replacement rate refers to the number of offsprings required to keep the population stable without affecting their numbers to decline. Therefore, the above question is not regarding the fitness of the plant ,niche or the population size but its replacement rate.

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