The maximum number of years that an individual could possibly live is called:
A) life expectancy
B) fertility
C) fecundity
D) the crude death rate
E) the life span

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The maximum number of years that an individual could live is referred to as the life span. Life expectancy (A) is the average number of years that someone is expected to live based on their age, sex and mortality rates. Fertility (B) and fecundity (C) both relate to reproduction and the ability to have children. The crude death rate (D) measures the number of deaths in a population per unit of population size.

The Maximum Number of Years That an Individual Could Possibly