Question

when releasing tagged individuals back to the wild population and resampling that population, what is assumed about the tagged individuals? they will die quickly after reentering the population. they will spread out in clumps among the population. they will spread out evenly among the wild population. they will clump together in the wild population.

Explanation:

In population sampling (like mark - recapture method in biology), it is assumed that tagged individuals spread evenly. This ensures accurate resampling and population estimation. If they died (A), clumped (B, D), the method would be invalid. Even spread (C) is a key assumption for such ecological sampling techniques.

Answer:

C. They will spread out evenly among the wild population.