Which of These Most Accurately Describes a Single Population

Question

Which of these most accurately describes a single population?
A) all the oak trees in a park
B) two coneflower plants in a field of coneflowers
C) all the housecats in Montana
D) all the gulls in North America

Accepted Answer

A single population refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area and interbreeding or potentially interbreeding with each other. Option A describes a group of oak trees in a park that belong to the same species and interbreed with each other. Options B, C, and D describe a group of individuals that may belong to the same species but are not necessarily interbreeding with each other, therefore not forming a single population.