NEETZoologyEvolution
What happens if everyone in a population reproduces maximally according to the paragraph?
Options
- AThe population size will grow linearly
- BThe population size will remain stable
- CThe population size will grow exponentially
- DThe population size will decrease
Correct answer
C. The population size will grow exponentially
Step-by-step solution
Natural selection is based on certain observations which are factual. For example, natural resources are limited, populations are stable in size except for seasonal fluctuation, members of a population vary in characteristics (infact no two individuals are alike) even though they look superficially similar, most of variations are inherited etc . The fact that theoretically population size will grow exponentially if everybody reproduced maximally (this fact can be seen in a growing bacterial population) and the fact