1 Fitness is the ability to survive and produce offspring who can also survive and reproduce. Below are descriptions of four
male lions. According to this definition of fitness, which lion would biologists consider the "fittest"?
Name
Huffy
Mr. Whiskers Spot
Leo
Age at death
13 years
16 years
12 years
10 years
#cubs fathered
19
20
20
#cubs surviving to adulthood
15
14
14
19
Size
10 feet
8.5 feet
9 feet
9 feet