NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
What type of human population is represented
by the following age pyramid ?


- ADeclining population
- BVanishing population
- CExpanding population
- DStable population
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Correct answer: A
This age pyramid represents the declining population of any organism. Population decline is the reduction over time in region’s census. It can be caused for several reasons that includes heavy immigration disease, famine or sub-replacement fertility.
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