Which of the following is not an attribute of a population ?
1. Sex ratio
2. Natality
3. Mortality
4. Species interaction
1. Sex ratio
2. Natality
3. Mortality
4. Species interaction
Best answer
Answer: 4. Species interaction
Key idea: Attributes of a population are properties of the group as a whole, not of individuals or of interactions between different species.
Sex ratio, natality (birth rate) and mortality (death rate) are all population-level characteristics, along with age distribution and population density. Species interaction (competition, predation, etc.) occurs between populations of different species, so it is a community-level feature, not a population attribute.
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