To keep a population balanced; the reproduction is a phenomenon, another opposite to keep it less is

Biotic control

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Mortality

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Fecundity

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Normality

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Solution

The correct option is C Mortality
Mortality is the state of being mortal, or susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality. Reproduction and mortality will balance a population, the alteration in both will lead to several situations like exponential population growth, declining populations growth, etc.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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