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Unit 3.2 ~ K-selected & r-selected species
Quality vs. Quantity
K-selected
- “quality”
Few offspring, heavy parental care to protect them
Usually reproduce many times
Ex: most mammals, birds
Long lifespan, long time to sexual maturity = low biotic potential = slow pop. growth rate
More likely to be disrupted by environmental change or invasive
R-selected
- “quantity”
Many offspring, little to no care
May reproduce only once
Ex: insects, fish, plants
Shorter lifespan, quick to sexual maturity = high biotic potential = high pop. growth rate
More likely to be invasive
Better suited for rapidly changing environmental conditions
K-selected
Low biotic potential (rep. rate) = hard for pop. to recover after a disturbance (env. change)
High parental care means death of parent = death of offspring
Invasives (usually r) outcompete for resources with high biotic potential & rapid pop. growth
Less likely to adapt & more likely to go extinct
R
-selected
High biotic potential (rep. rate) = more rapid pop. recovery after disturbance
Low parental care means death of parent doesn’t impact offspring
Not as impacted by invasive species since their pop. grow quickly
More likely to
be
the invasive
Larger pop. & faster generation time = higher chance of adaptation & lower chance of extinction
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Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption
Unit 7: Atmospheric Pollution
Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
Unit 9: Global Change
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