NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
What does the term "mortality" refer to?
Options
- ANumber of births in the population
- BNumber of deaths in the population
- CNumber of individuals entering the habitat
- DNumber of individuals leaving the habitat
Correct answer
B. Number of deaths in the population
Step-by-step solution
Natality and immigration contribute to an increase in population density and mortality and emigration to a decrease. (i) Natality refers to the number of births during a given period in the population that are added to the initial density. (ii) Mortality is the number of deaths in the population during a given period. (iii) Immigration is the number of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration. (iv)Emigration is the number of individual