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Population

ICSE · Class 10 · Biology

Flashcards for Population — ICSE Class 10 Biology. Quick Q&A cards covering key concepts, definitions, and formulas.

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Card 1Population

What is population in biology?

Answer

Population is the group of interbreeding individuals of a species present in a geographical region. In human beings, it refers to the number of males and females of different age groups within a geogr

Card 2Demography

What is demography?

Answer

Demography is the statistical study of human population. It includes study of population growth, its composition such as age and sex-ratio, and its distribution in space.

Card 3Population density

What is population density?

Answer

Population density is the number of individuals of a population per square kilometre at a given time. It helps to show how crowded a region is.

Card 4Birth rate

What is natality?

Answer

Natality, or birth rate, is the number of live births taking place per year per thousand individuals of a population.

Card 5Death rate

What is mortality?

Answer

Mortality, or death rate, is the number of deaths occurring per year per thousand individuals of a population.

Card 6Population growth

What is growth rate of a population?

Answer

Growth rate is the difference between birth rate and death rate. Growth Rate = Birth rate − Death rate.

Card 7Population growth curves

What does a J-shaped population growth curve indicate?

Answer

A J-shaped curve indicates a rapidly growing population.

Card 8Population growth curves

What does an S-shaped population growth curve indicate?

Answer

An S-shaped curve indicates that after growing to a certain extent, the population has become stable.

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