A Population Is Described as

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Multiple Choice

A population is described as

• A) all the members of the same species located on a continent.
• B) the species that live in a geographic area.
• C) all the species occupying a specific locale.
• D) all the members of the same species living in the same area.
• E) the species richness.

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Definitions:

Mexican War

A conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the U.S. annexing territory that includes present-day California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Foreign Soil

Foreign soil refers to land or territory under the sovereignty of a country other than one’s own.

Californios

Descendants of Spanish and Mexican settlers in the California region, especially before and right after it became part of the United States.

Fort Sumter

First battle of the Civil War, in which the federal fort in Charleston (South Carolina) Harbor was captured by the Confederates on April 14, 1861, after two days of shelling.