Natural selection involves energetic trade-offs between ________.
A) choosing how many offspring to produce over the course of a lifetime and how long to live
B) producing large numbers of gametes when employing internal fertilization versus fewer numbers of gametes when employing external fertilization
C) the emigration of individuals when they are no longer reproductively capable or committing suicide
D) increasing the number of individuals produced during each reproductive episode and a corresponding decrease in parental care
E) high survival rates of offspring and the cost of parental care

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Natural selection involves a trade-off between investing resources into the survival and growth of offspring and investing resources into future reproductive success, which includes parental care. High survival rates of offspring require more parental care, which can have energy costs for the parent. Therefore, natural selection involves balancing the benefits of high survival rates with the costs of parental care.

Natural Selection Involves Energetic Trade-Offs Between ________