Question
In the desert, saguaro cacti, owls, horned lizards, and fire ants all share the same space.
Which example can be considered a population?
Responses
all species in the same area
all species in the same area
the lizards and the ants
the lizards and the ants
all saguaro in the same area
all saguaro in the same area
all plants in the same area
all plants in the same area
Which example can be considered a population?
Responses
all species in the same area
all species in the same area
the lizards and the ants
the lizards and the ants
all saguaro in the same area
all saguaro in the same area
all plants in the same area
all plants in the same area
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In ecology, a population refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area at the same time. Based on your options, "all saguaro in the same area" is the correct example of a population, as it refers specifically to one species (saguaro cacti) in a given area.