Question

Which one of the following options is true with respect to Emigration?

• A. It is the difference between the births and deaths in a population.
• B. It is the difference between individuals who have come to a habitat and who have left the habitat.
• C. It involves individuals of different species coming to a habitat from elsewhere during the period under consideration.
• D. It involves individuals of a population leaving a habitat during the time period under consideration.

Answer 1

The correct option is D It involves individuals of a population leaving a habitat during the time period under consideration.

Migration is the phenomenon of movement of individuals from one place to another permanently. Population growth is the difference between the births and deaths in a population. Immigration involves individuals of the species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the period under consideration. Emigration involves individuals of a population leaving a habitat during the time period under consideration.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.