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Organisms breeding only once in a lifetime are called what?

Answer: Semelparous.

  • A Semelparous
  • B the plain iteroparous
  • C only continuous breeders
  • D some seasonal spawners

Correct answer: A. Semelparous

Explanation: Semelparous organisms reproduce a single time then die.

Labeled diagram of a mature flower showing sepals, petals, stamens (anther and filament), and the pistil (stigma, style, ovary with ovules)

Structure of a mature flower. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Asexual and sexual reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, fertilization, and seed development.

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