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Stress-tolerant plants typically show:

“Low reproductive rate” for stress-tolerant plants typically show. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Life-history traits reflect allocation among growth, maintenance, survival, and reproduction. Energy invested in many offspring cannot simultaneously be invested in large offspring, prolonged care, or future breeding, creating measurable trade-offs. The remaining alternatives—“High seed output”, “Annual life cycle”, “No roots”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and theref

Ref: Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes, Grime, 2nd Ed.

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of stress-tolerant plants?

The keyed exception is “High fecundity.” In the context of which of the following is not a feature of stress-tolerant plants, that statement differs from the governing ecological pattern and must be evaluated against the mechanism rather than accepted from wording alone. Life-history traits reflect allocation among growth, maintenance, survival, and reproduction. Energy invested in many offspring cannot simultaneously be invested in large offspring, prolonged care, or future breeding, creating measurable trade-offs. The remaining alternatives—“Evergreen leaves”, “Slow growth”, “Long lifespan”—

Ref: Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes, Grime, 2nd Ed.

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