Answer:
208
Explanation:
It is given that Eleanor have collected 13 snails in a quadrat of 25 cm x 25 cm
Therefore,
area of the quadrat = 25 cm x 25 cm
= 0.25 m x 0.25 m
= 0.0652 [tex]m^2[/tex]
We are required to find the snail population density in an area of 1 [tex]m^2[/tex].
Therefore,
[tex]$\frac{1}{0.0625}$[/tex]
= 16 quadrat
Therefore in 1 quadrat = 13 snails
So, in 16 quadrats = 13 x 16
= 208 snails.
Thus, the density of snail population in an area of 1 [tex]m^2[/tex] is 208 snails.
