Suppose the Population Density of a Sample of a Bagworm

question 64

Multiple Choice

Suppose the population density of a sample of a bagworm population is 45 per square meter.Assuming that the population is uniformly distributed,what would be the population size if the bagworms encompassed an area that was 1 km × 200 m?

• A) 200,000
• B) 900,000
• C) 9 million
• D) 20 million
• E) 90 million

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Capable of being repeated or duplicated under similar conditions, often used in the context of experiments or studies to verify results.

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Lacking in importance, magnitude, or likely impact; trivial.

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Referring to the principle in science and philosophy where the simplest explanation or strategy tends to be the right one.

Replicable

The ability of a study or experiment to be repeated and yield the same results.