Campbell Biology, Books a la Carte Edition (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321974587
Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
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Chapter 53, Problem 6TYU
The observation that members of a population are uniformly distributed suggests that
- (A)
resources are distributed unevenly. - (B) the members of the population are competing for access to a resource.
- (C) the members of the population are neither attracted to nor repelled by one another.
(1)) the density of the population is low.
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Chapter 53 Solutions
Campbell Biology, Books a la Carte Edition (10th Edition)
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