Every population of animals has an age structure, a graphical representation of the distribution of age groups within the

population. While each individual in a population has a specific age, individuals themselves do not have an age structure.
Age structure is therefore an example of a(n) ____ property.



a. emergent
b. hierarchical
c. environmental
d. organizational
e. cellular


a

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