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(70 2021) The giant octopus lays 20,000 to 100,000 fertilized eggs. After hatching, most octopuses
become prey to larger marine organisms, and less than 5% will reach adulthood to reproduce.
One benefit of the giant octopus laying many eggs is to -
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A Increase the average body size for surviving individuals to avoid predation
B Decrease competition between different octopus species to maintain resources in the
population
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Increase the chance that more individuals will survive to maintain the population
D Decrease the likelihood of offspring being consumed by predators

Answer 1

The benefit derived from laying many eggs by the octopus is that it increases the chance that more individuals will survive to maintain the population.

Survival rates

For organisms that serve as prey for another organism in the same ecosystem, the more their reproductive capacities, the better the chances of the population's continued existence in the ecosystem.

Since only 5% of the number of offspring produced by octopuses only make it to adulthood, this means that the higher the number of offspring produced, the higher the chances of more making it to adulthood.

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