Q.Which of the following is an r-species

Step 1. r-selected species are characterised by small body size, large numbers of offspring, early maturity, short life expectancy, and an unstable, density-independent environment.

Step 2. Check each option against this profile: Humans, Rhinoceros and Whale are all large-bodied, slow-maturing, long-lived species that produce few offspring with extended parental care — the K-selected profile, not r-selected. …

Match each option's body size, offspring number, maturation speed and life span against the r-select …

• Picking a large, long-lived mammal by mistake, since all three distractors (human, rhin …