An ecologist wishes to study the distribution of a plant species along a gradient of elevation up a mountainside.At various places around the base of the mountain, she attaches ropes, which she extends in a straight line up the mountainside.She then counts the number of plants present along each foot of the rope lines.This method of measuring the plant's population size is known as a(n) _______.

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The Answer of An ecologist wishes to study the distribution of a plant species along a gradient of elevation up a mountainside.At various places around the base of the mountain, she attaches ropes, which she extends in a straight line up the mountainside.She then counts the number of plants present along each foot of the rope lines.This method of measuring the plant's population size is known as a(n) _______.

An Ecologist Wishes to Study the Distribution of a Plant