On ten acres of native forest, there are eight white-tailed deer, seven coyotes, 45 armadillos, and 231 loblolly pine trees.
Which population has the highest density?
a. white-tailed deer
b. coyotes
c. armadillos
d. loblolly pine trees
Population density is the number of individuals living in an area, it's calculated dividing the total population by total land area. For the options given we'll have the following densities:
white-tailed deer: 8 deers/10 acres =0.8
coyotes: 7 coyotes/10 acres =0.7
armadillos: 45 armadillos/10 acres=4.5
loblolly pine trees: 231 pine/10 acres=23.1
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