A population of giraffes on a square kilometer of the African savannah contains sixteen individuals. Generally, the giraffes stay in smaller groups, surrounding scattered watering holes, where there is abundant vegetation. What is the size of the giraffe population? What is the population density? What type of distribution does this giraffe population display? A. uniformB. randomC. clumped

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Carley

Biology

11 November, 12:20

A population of giraffes on a square kilometer of the African savannah contains sixteen individuals. Generally, the giraffes stay in smaller groups, surrounding scattered watering holes, where there is abundant vegetation. What is the size of the giraffe population? What is the population density? What type of distribution does this giraffe population display? A. uniformB. randomC. clumped

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Berger · Answer 1

Size is the number of animals total = 16.

Density is the number of animals per square kilometer.

16 divided by 1 square kilometer = 16 giraffes per square kilometer.

The districbution would be clumped, I think, cuz they are clumped together in small groups.