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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Organisms and Populations

NEET 2020 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations

Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?

Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?

Options

  1. ANatality
  2. BMortality
  3. CSpecies interaction
  4. DSex ratio

Correct answer

C. Species interaction

Step-by-step solution

A population can be defined as a group of organisms of one species occupying a defined geographical area, sharing or competing for similar resources and potentially interbreeding, and usually isolated to some degree from other similar groups. A population has certain attributes that an individual organism does not possess. Following are some important characteristics of a population:

(i) Birth rate (Natality)

(ii) Death rate (Mortality)

(iii) Sex ratio

(iv) Population age

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