Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 44, Problem 1SQ
Most commonly, individuals of a population show a _______ distribution within their habitat.
- a. clumped
- b. random
- c. nearly uniform
- d. none of the above
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