In: Biology
Which of the following represents an example of a population?
all of the mammals living in the region of Boulder, Colorado |
the gray squirrels and fox squirrels living in Springfield, Illinois |
the eastern gray squirrels that live in New York City's Central Park |
the red foxes found east of the Mississippi River in the United States |
By definition, a population in biology is a group of individuals of same species at same place and same time capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
With refrence to above, the eastern gray squirrels that live in New York City's Central Park and the red foxes found east of the Mississippi River in the United States are an example of population.
All the mammals living in the region of Boulder, Colorado region include n number of different species, so cannot form one popultion.Similarly, gray squirrels and fox squirrels have been recognized as different species.