Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.
Life Table for Zootoca vivipara in the Netherlands

Data are from Strijbosch and Creemers, 1988.
Using the table, how would you describe the population dynamics of the Eurasian lizard, Z. vivipara?

• A) The population is increasing.
• B) The population is decreasing.
• C) The population is stable.
• D) The table does not provide this information.

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