As an indicator of how a population might be using its resources in a given area, ecologists will determine population ....., which is the pattern of spacing between individuals within a habitat.

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As an indicator of how a population might be using its resources in a given area, ecologists will determine population ____, which is the pattern of spacing between individuals within a habitat.

A	distribution
B	density
C	abundance
D	size

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Populations are individuals of a species that live in a particular habitat. Ecologists measure characteristics of populations: size, density, dispersion pattern, age structure, and sex ratio. Life tables are useful to calculate life expectancies of individual population members.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ecologists estimate the size and density of populations using quadrats and the mark-recapture method. The organisms in a population may be distributed in a uniform, random, or clumped pattern.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dispersion of a population is the pattern of spacing among individuals within the geographic boundaries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Population density is the number of individuals per unit geographic area, for example, number per square meter, per hectare, or per square kilometer.

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