In the construction of a life table for colonial species in which most organisms do not reproduce, ____ is/are considered as a reproductive individual.
A) each individual
B) clusters of individuals
C) the entire population in a geographical area
D) the entire population on Earth
E) each separate colony

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In the construction of a life table for colonial species where most organisms do not reproduce, each separate colony is considered as a reproductive individual. This is because in colonial species, reproduction is often centralized to specific parts or members of the colony, making the colony itself the unit of reproduction rather than individual organisms.

In the Construction of a Life Table for Colonial Species