Question

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A. All the individuals of a species have exactly the same life spans
• B. Smaller organisms always have shorter life span and vice versa
• C. Life span of an organism is the time period from its birth to its natural death
• D. No organism may have a life span of several hundred years

Answer 1

The correct option is C Life span of an organism is the time period from its birth to its natural death

Life span of an organism is the time period from its birth to its natural death.

Individuals of a species may have different life spans depending on various internal and external factots.

Life span of an organism is independent of its size. A tortoise generally has a longer life span compared to an elephant.

Some trees such as Sequoia have a life span of several funderd to thousand years.