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Which of the following organisms can reproduce multiple times in their lifetime?

A. Bamboo
B. Salmon fish
C. Human beings
D. Cow

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A and B
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C and D
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B and C
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A and D
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Solution

The correct option is B C and D
Individuals of some species reproduce multiple times during their life time. This is one of the reproductive strategies that organisms belonging to some species have adopted to increase their reproductive fitness. This helps to maintain a steady growth in the population of the species.
This phenomenon is known as iteroparity and is exhibited by most birds and mammals such as human beings, cows, etc.

Bamboo and salmon fish breed only once in their lifetime. Species with this pattern use up most of their energy in a single reproductive event, after which they die.

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