Question

A square kilometer of forest has 200 deer. What is the term that is used to describe this number? density dependant birth rate limiting factors population density

Answer 1

The term described to use this number is called "population density".

Answer 2

The correct answer is population density.

The population density is the measurement of the population present in an unit area. In this case in a square kilometer, 200 deer are present; it is a representation of the population density of the deer in that particular region. In ecology the population density is used to keep a record of the density and distribution of species present in an area at a particular time.