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4.1.2 quiz: characteristics of populations
question 4 of 10
2 points
the graph below is an age-structure diagram for a population of african
elephants.
age-structure diagram of african elephants
moles
females
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age class
ooom
class age (years)
0-99
10-199
20-24.9
25-349
35-49.9
> 50
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
number of individuals
according to the diagram, what happens to the female population between
the ages of 9 and 19?
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a. it triples in size, from 3 to 9 individuals.
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b. it remains the same size.