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NEET 2018
Exam
NEET
Year
2018
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Organisms and Populations

NEET 2018 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations

Natality refers to

Natality refers to

Options

  1. ANumber of individuals leaving the habitat
  2. BBirth rate
  3. CDearth rate
  4. DNumber of individuals entering a habitat

Correct answer

B. Birth rate

Step-by-step solution

Natality refers to birth rate. It is referred to the number of births in the population in a time period that are added to the initial density. Along with the mortality rate, the natality rate is used to calculate the dynamics of a population. They are the key factors in determining whether a population is increasing, decreasing or staying the same.
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