Trees are often long-lived, strongly competitive, produce thousands of offspring, and disperse their offspring widely. Trees are therefore often best described as having traits that are characteristic of which of the following:
A) r -strategists.
B) K -strategists.
C) both r - and K -strategists.
D) Type I survivorship.
E) Type II survivorship.

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Trees are best described as having traits characteristic of K-strategists because they typically live long, compete strongly for resources, and invest heavily in a relatively small number of offspring that have a higher chance of surviving to adulthood.

Trees Are Often Long-Lived, Strongly Competitive, Produce Thousands of Offspring