Question

for a species with a type ii curve, less than ____% of individuals survive for 50% of the maximum life span.

Answer 1

The answer is 50 percent.

For a species with a type II curve, less than 50 percent of individuals survive for 50 percent of the maximum life span. It has an equal probability of dying at any age.

Answer 2

The answer is 10%. Nonetheless, in type II survivorship curve, a similar proportionate of organism die or live throughout generations’ life spans. The mortality rate does not depend on age such as in type I and II survivorship curves. Examples of species with type II survivorship curve are birds and rodents.