Activity 2 - Overproduction model answers
Overproduction of offspring Mosquitoes lay their eggs in wet mud or water often by ‘dabbing’ – flying low over the water and bobbing down to the surface to lay eggs one at a time. Females can lay up to 200 eggs during their adult life span of a few weeks. _____________100 females x 200 eggs = 20 000 mosquitoes _____________ ___eaten by fish or other predators, die from environmental chance (pool dries up), fail to...