If all organisms are carbon based and and have almost similar functions(cellular etc.), why does lifetime vary across species, demographics etc.
*Lifetime here is average natural lifetime.
In: Biology
An organism is more likely to die early if its species is hunted by another species. If your species mates often, an organism won’t have to live as long to spread its genes. In the case of plants, I have no idea. They get eaten and mate all the time.
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