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Question 73 • Environmental Science A

How does population density differ from population size?

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Population size looks at the total number of organisms in a population. Population density, however, looks at the total number of organisms in a given area. A population with a small number of organisms can have a higher population density than a larger population if they live in a very small area. For example, the overall population of the United States is greater than the population of Japan, but Japan’s population density is greater.