Question

Fecundity (maternity) m(x).

A) Fecundity measures an organism's ability to adapt to environmental changes.
B) Fecundity is the reproductive capacity of an organism, often represented by a maternity function.
C) Fecundity refers to an organism's ability to resist disease.
D) Fecundity is a measure of an organism's lifespan.

Answer 1

Fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an individual within a population.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an individual within a population. It refers to the number of offspring that can ideally be produced by an individual if they have as many offspring as possible. Fecundity is inversely related to the amount of parental care given to offspring in animals.

Species that produce many offspring typically provide little to no parental care, as their energy is primarily focused on producing as many offspring as possible.