Ecology: Dispersion

Select all the types of dispersion.( 3 Answers)

• random

• uniform

• splattered

• clumped

• blobs

A group of ants find a dropped cookie. What kind of dispersion would they display?

• random

• clumped

• uniform

This type of dispersion is considered unpredictable.

• random

• uniform

• clumped

A near equal spacing is ________ dispersion.

• random

• uniform

• clumped

Penguins would best be described as illustrating which type of dispersion?

• random

• clumped

• uniform

Animals that form in herds are best illustrated in this type of dispersion.

• uniform

• clumped

• random

Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called

• clumped dispersion.
• uniform dispersion.
• random dispersion
• scatter dispersion

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The way in which individuals of a population are spread out is called

• population density
• survivorship
• population dispersion
• logistic curve

What is the best definition of a population?

• The number of plants and animals there are in an area
• The number of different species in one place at one time
• The number of individuals of one species living in the same place
• The total number of all organisms in an ecosystem

The average number of individuals of the same species per unit of surface area at a given time is the ……………………

• population density

• population growth

• population birth rate

• population size