During a Recent Hurricane, 25 Individuals of the Same Butterfly

question 40

Multiple Choice

During a recent hurricane, 25 individuals of the same butterfly species were blown onto a barrier island in southern Florida. When the butterflies first arrived on the island, they remained in the southeast corner of the island where most of the flowering plants had not been destroyed or uprooted by the high winds and seas during the hurricane. What type of distribution do these butterflies exhibit?

• A) clumped
• B) random
• C) dispersed
• D) uniform
• E) even

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