Question

Death occurs _________ for species with a moderate death rate.

Question 17 options:

mostly in older individuals


mostly in younger individuals


uniformly throughout life


none of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is **mostly in older individuals**.

For species with a moderate death rate, individuals tend to have a higher survival rate into older age, leading to a situation where most deaths happen later in life. This contrasts with species that have high mortality rates early on, where deaths would mostly occur in younger individuals.