Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:
A population has more young individuals compared to the older individuals. What would be the status of the population after some years?
Options:
Population will decline.
Population will stabilise.
Population will increase.
None of these.
Correct Answer:
Population will increase.
Explanation:
If in a population more young individuals are present as compared to older individuals, population will increase after some years. This is because of the reason that number of individuals in reproductive age is high and high number of individuals will also enter the reproductive age in coming years.