Consider the life of the praying mantis.The large predatory female lays several hundred eggs in a foam mass in the fall.The young are most vulnerable when they emerge in the spring,but the few that survive spread out over the countryside and,if they find a mate,lay eggs the following fall.Which type of survivorship curve does this represent?

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In a type III survivorship curve most individuals die at an early age but those who do reach adulthood live a normal life span.In a type I survivorship curve most individuals exist through the expected life span and then die during old age;so,individuals usually die during old age.In a type II survivorship curve individuals are lost throughout all ages and death is expected to occur at the same frequency at any age.

Consider the Life of the Praying Mantis