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प्रश्न
List the attributes that populations but not individuals possess.
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उत्तर १
Some characteristics of a population differ from those of individual members. Individuals are born and die, whereas populations have birth and death rates. Each population has distinct characteristics, including age distribution, genetic composition, and growth models. A population has a sex ratio, although individuals might be male or female.
उत्तर २
A population possesses several attributes that individuals do not have. These include population density (number of individuals per unit area), biotic potential (reproductive capacity of the population), environmental resistance (factors limiting population growth like predators and resources), population growth (changes in population size over time), carrying capacity (maximum population size the environment can sustain), population growth curve (pattern of population increase), age distribution, sex ratio, population dispersal, and population bioenergetics. These attributes collectively describe the dynamics and characteristics of a group of organisms living in the same area, which an individual alone cannot exhibit.
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