For the unicorn shrimp population shown in the cohort life table below, what type of survivorship curve best describes this population?  A. Type I   B. Type II   C. Type III   D. Geometric    E. Logistic

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For the unicorn shrimp population shown in the cohort life table below, what type of survivorship curve best describes this population? 

A.

Type I

  B.

Type II

  C.

Type III

  D.

Geometric 

  E.

Logistic

Number alive,
Nx
Survival rate,
Sx
Survivorship, Ix
Age
100
1
50
2
30
15
4
5
5
3.
Transcribed Image Text:Number alive, Nx Survival rate, Sx Survivorship, Ix Age 100 1 50 2 30 15 4 5 5 3.
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A graph displaying the relationship between the number of surviving organisms (Y-axis) and the age of the organism (X-axis) is termed as ‘survivorship curve’.

Survivorship curves are usually made considering the individuals belonging to the same species.

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