Organisms and Populations Question 31

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

(a) Natality

(b) Mortality

(c) Species interaction

(d) Sex ratio

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Answer : c

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(c) Natality refers to the number of births during a given period in the population that are added to the initial density. Mortality is the number of deaths in the population during a given period. Population interaction is the interaction between different populations. It refers to the effects that the organisms in a community have on one another. The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population.