NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Read the following statements regarding population attributes: (A) An individual has birth and death, but a population has birth rates and death rates. (B) In a population, birth and death rates refer to total births and deaths rather than per capita births and deaths. (C) A population at any given time is composed of individuals of different ages. (D) The size of a population for any species is a static parameter. H
Options
- ATwo
- BThree
- COne
- DFour
Correct answer
A. Two
Step-by-step solution
Statement (A) is correct: An individual has birth and death, whereas a population has birth rates and death rates. Statement (B) is incorrect: In a population, these rates refer to per capita births and deaths, not total numbers. Statement (C) is correct: A population at any given time is composed of individuals of different ages, which can be graphically represented by an age pyramid. Statement (D) is incorrect: The size of a population for any species is not a static parameter; it keeps changing in time, dependin