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A population has more young individuals compared to the older individuals. What would be the status of the population after some years ?

A

It will decline

B

It will stabilise

C

It will increase

D

It will first decline and then stabilise

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If in a population more yound 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. Such a population can be represented by an age structure upright pyramid with a wide base, like the one shown below
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