The best way to quantify organisms that are well camouflaged is a(n) _____ survey.

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Mark-recapture methods are effective for quantifying well-camouflaged organisms because they do not rely on the ability to see or find all individuals in a population during a single observation. Instead, they involve capturing a number of individuals, marking them in a harmless way, releasing them back into their environment, and then recapturing individuals at a later date. The proportion of marked to unmarked individuals in the second capture allows researchers to estimate the total population size, including those that are camouflaged or otherwise difficult to detect.

The Best Way to Quantify Organisms That Are Well Camouflaged