Animals in a population are sometimes randomly distributed across an ecosystem b
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Question
Animals in a population are sometimes randomly distributed across an ecosystem because of: A) concentrated resources in one area B) the tendency to form social groups C) the fact that resources are not limiting D) repulsion by inhibitory pheromones E) the fact that the animals are territorial Animals in a population are sometimes randomly distributed across an ecosystem because of: A) concentrated resources in one area B) the tendency to form social groups C) the fact that resources are not limiting D) repulsion by inhibitory pheromones E) the fact that the animals are territorial A) concentrated resources in one area B) the tendency to form social groups C) the fact that resources are not limiting D) repulsion by inhibitory pheromones E) the fact that the animals are territorialExplanation / Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
All the other options are not amauitable for random distribution. Option D is for uniform distribution.
For random distribution, the resources are not concentrated in one area. Tendency to form social group is a feature of clumped distribution.