Question

Explain how the reproductive strategies of mosquitoes and elephants help them overcome the natural threats of their environment

Answer 1

Elephants are an example of organisms with k-reproduction strategy, meaning that they have few offspring at a time, take care of them and have a long live span. ... Their reproductive strategy is to grow slowly and to produce offspring with high probability of survival.

Answer 2

Adult elephants have few natural predators. However, baby elephants are too small to defend themselves from predators. Therefore, adults protect their young through herding and by raising them until they are strong enough to survive on their own. Mosquitoes produce a large number of offspring to make up for their short life span and the high risk of predation.

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