"Fitness Question"

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Which has greater fitness? A female who survives to produce:

A. 3 surviving offspring out of 6

B. 3 surviving offspring out of 3

C. Same

 

[Socolaphile]

B?
Part A survival rate is 50%
Part B survival rate is 100%.
Could be wrong.

 

[gangazi]

Which has greater fitness? A female who survives to produce:

A. 3 surviving offspring out of 6

B. 3 surviving offspring out of 3

C. Same

I think C

 

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I'm torn! Common sense points me to B... But by the definition of darwinian fitness I think it's C.

 

[Likkriue]

Answer is B. 100% is more fit than 50%.

Similar question on boot camp.

 

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So say it was something like,

A female reproduces:

A. 1 offspring and 1 survives
B. 10 offspring and 9 survive.

The answer is A, still?

 

[Likkriue]

Yup still A

 

[Socolaphile]

So say it was something like,

A female reproduces:

A. 1 offspring and 1 survives
B. 10 offspring and 9 survive.

The answer is A, still?

Yes. A=100% survival rate and B= 90% of survival rate.

 

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Yup still A

Man, that feels counterintuitive now.

Thanks!