Question

You are studying a population of Aplysia dactylomela (spotted sea hares) and you want to make predictions about their reproductive strategy. The population lives in seagrass beds in a region of the Caribbean that is relatively unpolluted, shallow, and has a year round temperature of around 25°C. What reproductive strategy is most likely found in this population?

Multiple Choice
a. seasonal iteroparity
b. semelparity
c. Type lll
d. Type l
e. continuous iteroparity

Answer 1

The spotted sea hares living in seagrass beds reproduce through semelparity.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Sea grass is a submerged aquatic vegetation formed from terrestrial plants adapted to live in the sea water.

• They form the habitat for gastropods (molluscs) including sea hares which are herbivores and mostly eat red algae.

• The colour of the sea hares vary depending on food they intake. Aplysia dactylomela (spotted sea hares) show internal fertilization ,the sperm donor and recipient.