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
- ANatality
- BMortality
- CSpecies interaction
- 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