STANDARDZoology-Population Ecology
STANDARD Zoology Population Growth Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium
Assertion : Natality rate increases the population size and population density both. Reason : Natality increases the number of individuals in an area by births.
A
If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C
If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D
If both the assertion and reason are false
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Natality refers to the birth rate i.e. number of individual births per 1000 individuals of a population per year. Thus it increases total number of individuals of a population (population size) and total number of individuals per unit area (population density).
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