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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
What is "population" according to you as a biology student?
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उत्तर
The term 'Population' refers to the group of individuals of a species living together in a group in a well-defined geographical area, sharing or competing for resources and potentially interbreeding. Although the term interbreeding implies sexual reproduction, a group of individuals resulting from even asexual reproduction is also considered a population.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
(a) Name the two growth models that represent population growth and draw the respective growth curves they represent.
(b) State the basics for the difference in the shape of these curves
(c) Which one of the curves represents the human population growth at present? Do you think such a curve is sustainable? Give reason in support of your answer.
Study the graph given below and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Write the status of food and space in the curves (a) and (b).
(ii) In the absence of predators, which one of the two curves would appropriately depict the prey population?
(iii) Time has been shown on X-axis and there is a parallel dotted line above it. Give the significance of this dotted line
"Analysis of age-pyramids for human population can provide important inputs for long-term planning strategies." Explain.
`"dN"/"dt" = "rN" (("K"- "N")/"K")` in logistic growth "K" represents:
Age distribution in a population can influence
What parameters are used for tiger census in our country’s national parks and sanctuaries?
The density of a population in a habitat per unit area is measured in different units. Write the unit of measurement against the following:
Banyan
List any four characters that are employed in human population census.
Write the best method to measure the population density of a single Banyan tree in comparison to Partlzenium weeds in a forest by an ecologist. Explain and justify your answer.
Important attributes belonging to a population but not to an individual are:
- Birth rate and death rate
- Male and female
- Birth and death
- Sex-ratio
Select the correct option from the given options:
