Topic: combinations of life history traits in plants
Difficulty: medium
Consider a species with a slow potential growth rate, reproduction at a relatively late age, allocation of a small proportion of net production to seeds, and reliance on vegetative spread. According to Grime's classification of life history traits, this species fits the profile of a:

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Grime's classification of life history traits defines stress-tolerant species as those that have a slow potential growth rate, allocate little energy to reproduction, reach reproductive maturity at a late age, and rely on vegetative spread for reproduction. The given species fits this profile, as it has a slow growth rate, allocates a small proportion of net production to seeds, reproduces at a relatively late age, and spreads through vegetative propagation. Therefore, the best choice is A) stress-tolerant species.

Topic: Combinations of Life History Traits in Plants