Life history theory argues that fitness can be grouped into two categories:
A) Allocation and reproductive effort
B) Allocation and somatic effort
C) r and K effort
D) Somatic and reproductive effort

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Life history theory argues that fitness can be partitioned into somatic effort, which relates to growth and maintenance, and reproductive effort, which relates to the production and raising of offspring. Somatic effort involves the resources that an individual invests in its own growth, maintenance, and survival, such as energy for metabolism, building and maintaining tissues, and defending against pathogens. Reproductive effort involves the resources that an individual invests in its offspring, such as energy for mating, producing gametes, gestating or laying eggs, feeding and caring for offspring, and defending offspring from predators or competitors.

Life History Theory Argues That Fitness Can Be Grouped into Two