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Question
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:
Options
(i) only
(ii) only
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)
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Solution
(i) and (iv)
Explanation:
A population is a collection of people who belong to the same species and live in a specific location. Population density, sex ratio, age distribution pattern, birth rate, and death rate are characteristics of a population, not an individual.
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