19. Population Ecology

Which of the following statements about life tables is true?

Based on the data in this life table, at what age do female European hedgehogs reach sexual maturity and become capable of sexual reproduction?

If a cohort of female European Hedgehogs has a starting population of 2,500 and a survivorship of 0.353 after 2 years, how many hedgehogs make it to 2 years old?

A carp has many offspring at once, but the majority of them are eaten by predators in their first year of life. As carp develop & grow, they have fewer predators in later life. Which survivorship curve do carp exhibit?