Which of the following would best represent a clumped population distribution pattern? a) pine trees within a pine plantation b) earthworms within the soil of a garden c) oaks planted on city streets d) a pod of 40 migrating gray whales in the Bering Sea e) eagles nesting in the tallest trees in the Grand Canyon.

A clumped population distribution pattern is when individuals in a population are clustered together, therefore creating some patches with many individuals and some patches with no individuals at all.

Based on this information we will take a look at the options we're given:

a) pine trees within a pine plantation

This is not an example of a clumped population distribution because in a pine plantation all trees would be together.

b) earthworms within the soil of a garden

In this case, earthworms would be distributed along the entire soil and there might not be patches with many earthworms and patches with no earthworms at all.

c) oaks planted on city streets

In this case, the oaks will not necessarily be clustered together in just one street or space.

d) a pod of 40 migrating gray whales in the Bering Sea

This is an example of a clumped population distribution, there would be a patch of 40 orcas together while there would be parts of the Bering Sea with no orcas at all.

e) eagles nesting in the tallest trees in the Grand Canyon.

Again, this is an example of a clumped population distribution, there would be clusters of eagles nesting in the tallest trees and there would be parts of the Canyon with no eagles at all.