Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.

A) death rate that does not vary with age
B) low death rate until midlife
C) low death rate until late in life
D) high death rate in early life
E) high death rate in midlife

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Organisms with a type I survivorship curve typically have a low death rate until late in life, which is characteristic of many large mammals, including humans, where most individuals live to an old age.

Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.

A) death rate that does not vary with age
B) low death rate until midlife
C) low death rate until late in life
D) high death rate in early life
E) high death rate in midlife

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Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.A) death rate that does not vary with ageB) low death rate until midlifeC) low death rate until late in lifeD) high death rate in early lifeE) high death rate in midlife

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Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.

A) death rate that does not vary with age
B) low death rate until midlife
C) low death rate until late in life
D) high death rate in early life
E) high death rate in midlife