Population Attributes-Growth, Birth Rate and Death Rate, Age Distribution NEET Questions

Population Attributes-Growth, Birth Rate and Death Rate, Age Distribution MCQ Questions

1.
The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support is called?
A.
Natality
B.
Mortality
C.
Carrying capacity
D.
Biotic potential
ANSWER :
C. Carrying capacity
2.
The population growth curve which is sigmoid is also known as?
A.
Logistic growth curve
B.
Exponential growth curve
C.
Linear growth curve
D.
Arithmetic growth curve
ANSWER :
A. Logistic growth curve
3.
Which parameter is used to measure population density?
A.
Natality
B.
Mortality
C.
Age distribution
D.
Number of individuals per unit area
ANSWER :
D. Number of individuals per unit area
4.
Population growth rate is calculated by?
A.
Natality + Immigration
B.
Natality + Mortality
C.
(Natality + Immigration) - (Mortality + Emigration)
D.
Mortality + Emigration
ANSWER :
C. (Natality + Immigration) - (Mortality + Emigration)
5.
A bell-shaped age pyramid represents?
A.
Expanding population
B.
Stable population
C.
Declining population
D.
None of these
ANSWER :
B. Stable population
6.
The J-shaped growth curve represents?
A.
Exponential growth
B.
Logistic growth
C.
Stable growth
D.
Declining growth
ANSWER :
A. Exponential growth