Animals with Long Life Histories, Like Primates, Grow for a Long

Question

Animals with long life histories, like primates, grow for a long time at the expense of their
A) later fertility.
B) early fertility.
C) later growth.
D) early growth.

Accepted Answer

Animals with long life histories, like primates, prioritize early growth over early fertility. This means they grow for a long time before reaching sexual maturity and starting to reproduce. Once they have finished growing, they shift their energy toward reproductive efforts. Therefore, the early fertility is at expense in this scenario.