When locust populations grow too large for an area, the individual locusts are crowded and food becomes scarce. In response to these conditions, some of the locusts leave the area and find a new habitat.Which of the following terms best applies to the response of the locusts that leave for the new habitat?

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Emigration refers to the movement of individuals out of an area to settle in another location, which is what the locusts are doing when they leave their overcrowded and resource-scarce habitat for a new one.

When Locust Populations Grow Too Large for an Area, the Individual