Question

what term describes the number of individuals in a given area

Answer 1

Characteristics of populations : Each population has its own group of individuals of the same species in a given area :

1. Population size: number of individuals in the gene pool
2. Population density: number of individuals in a given area
3. Population distribution: pattern of distribution (uniform, random, clumped)
4. Age structure: pre-reproductive, reproductive, post-reproductive
5. Reproductive base: those individuals in the pre-reproductive or reproductive stage