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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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C
Variation in number of individuals in a population is expressed as population density and population size. A population of more young individual than older individuals, will show positive growth in future (agter some yrs), i.e., it will increase after some time.
Rest of the options do not represent the correct status of population.
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