NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
What does emigration refer to?
Options
- AThe number of births in the population
- BThe number of deaths in the population
- CThe number of individuals entering the habitat
- DThe number of individuals leaving the habitat
Correct answer
D. The number of individuals leaving the habitat
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 individua