Question

Identify the wrong statement among the following with respect to population?

• A. A population at any given time is composed of individuals of same age
• B. A population has birth rates and death rates
• C. One of the attributes or characteristics of a population is sex ratio
• D. The size of the population tells us a lot about its status in the habitat

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A population at any given time is composed of individuals of different ages. An age pyramid represents the structure of the age distribution (percent individuals of a given age or age group) plotted for the population. Generally, the age pyramids for the human population shows the age distribution of males and females in a combined diagram. The population consists of three groups: pre-reproductive, reproductive, and post-reproductive.