A population ecologist wants to estimate the

size of a robin population. In an apple orchard,
she captures 10 robins, marks them, and then
releases them. She returns several weeks later
and captures another 10 robins of which 2 are
robins she previously marked. The estimated
population size of robins is



a. 50
b. 15
c. 10
d. 200
e. 20


A

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