NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor affecting population size?
Options
- AFood availability
- BPredation pressure
- CAdverse weather
- DGenetic mutations
Correct answer
D. Genetic mutations
Step-by-step solution
The size of a population for any species is not a static parameter. It keeps changing with time, depending on various factors including food availability, predation pressure and adverse weather . In fact, it is these changes in population density that give us some idea of what is happening to the population – whether it is flourishing or declining. Whatever might be the ultimate reasons, the density of a population in a given habitat during a given period, fluctuates due to changes in four basic processes.Natality