Question

Walking along a mile-long path in the woods, you notice a stand of your favorite wildflower, the cardinal flower, three different times. You find each stand of cardinal flower, including many flowers in each stand, on a stream bank. What type of distribution applies to this example

Answer 1

Clumped distribution

Explanation:

Clumped distribution applies to this type of example

• Clumped distribution is a type of species distribution in which individuals or plants are clustered in groups in a place
• In the given example stand of cardinal flower is observed three different times along the path in the woods
• This type of distribution may arise due the fact that plants may have dropped their seeds straight to the ground
• Stand of flowers is observed at three different times and not distributed uniformly or randomly