K-strategists or r-strategists

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1. Which of the following would be an example of naturalselection?

A. Mutations change the gene frequency of a population.
B. All of the plants on an island are killed by a volcaniceruption.
C. In a forest, the taller oak trees produce twice as manyacorns as shorter ones.
D. Mice that were painted with a white stripe by biologistswere eaten by predators more often than those that were notpainted.

2. Identify the following as k-strategists or r-strategists.

Eastern cottontail -
anchovies-
moose-
killer whale -
Bald eagle-
Monarch butterfly -
Garter snake -
meadow mushroom -

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