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In a mature forest in a national park, maple trees grow very large and live more than 80 years. Over an average lifetime, a tree produces more than 100,000 seeds, of which only 2 to 3 sprout and grow to maturity. This maple tree is
 
  A) K-selected and exhibits a type I survivorship curve.
  B) K-selected and exhibits a type III survivorship curve.
  C) r-selected and exhibits a type I survivorship curve.
  D) r-selected and exhibits a type III survivorship curve.

Question 2

Nuclear fusion reactions
 
  A) were used in the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945.
  B) require conditions that are not yet cost-efficient for the generation of electricity.
  C) are widely used today in nuclear power plants.
  D) can only occur in the special conditions of the sun and stars.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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