Why does the ability to lay 1,000 to 5,000 eggs increase the fitness of the species l. clamitans clamitans?

Having the ability to lay more eggs increases the fitness of the species because the more babies and organism has the more will survive. For example if a turtle lays 500 eggs it is likely that 250 will survive but if the turtle layer 200 eggs only 100 would survive.

Explanation:

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a population changes in response to a change in the environment.

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