Age Structure

Q. The age structure of a population represents

1. relative number of individuals at each age
2. number of newborns each year
3. number of individuals reaching puberty each year
4. relative number of deaths at each age

Q. Age structure pyramids can graphically represent

1. Biotic community
2. Status of the population
3. Population size
4. Ecosystem

Q. The physiological capacity to produce offsprings is called ___.

1. Birth rate
2. Biotic potential
3. Crude natality
4. Mortality

Q. In growing population of a country

1. reproductive and pre-reproductive individuals are equal in number
2. reproductive individuals are less than the post-reproductive individuals
3. pre-reproductive individuals are more than the reproductive individuals
4. pre-reproductive individuals are less than reproductive individuals

Q.
Identify the parts labelled in the age-structure pyramid.

1. a) 1.Reproductive
   2.Post-reproductive
   3.Pre-reproductive
2. b) 1.Post reproductive
   2.Pre-reproductive
   3.Reproductive
3. c) 1.Post-reproductive
   2.Reproductive
   3.Pre-reproductive
4. d) 1.Reproductive
   2.Pre-reproductive
   3.Post-Reproductive