A Cohort Life Table Allows Population Ecologists to Do All

question 214

Multiple Choice

A cohort life table allows population ecologists to do all of the following except

• A) track an age class through time.
• B) track calendar age or stage in the life cycle.
• C) predict expected future changes in mortality rates.
• D) identify individuals born within the same time frame.
• E) identify the causes of mortality in a given age class.

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