NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
In a growing population of a country,
- Apre-reproductive individuals are more than the reproductive individuals
- Breproductive individuals are less than the post-reproductive individuals
- Creproductive and pre-reproductive individuals are equal in number
- Dpre-reproductive individuals are less than the reproductive individuals.
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Correct answer: A
In a population where the number of prereproductive individuals or the younger individual is larger than the reproductive individuals, the population will increase.
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