Which of the following describes a Type II survivorship curve?
A) flat at the start, reflecting low death rates during early and middle life, then dropping steeply as death rates increase among older age groups
B) dropping sharply at the start, reflecting very high death rates for the young, then flattening out as death rates decline for those few that survive
C) a constant death rate over the organism's life span
D) flat at the start, reflecting low death rates during early and middle life, then rising steeply as death rates decrease among older age groups
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