The density of a population is defined as the ____

a. number of individuals in a population at a specified time
b. number of individuals in a population at a specified place
c. number of individuals per unit area or per unit volume of habitat
d. size of the individual organisms per unit area
e. number of individual organisms per family unit


ANSWER: c

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__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Ovarian cancer has a poor prognosis primarily because..

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