NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

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If in a pond there are 20 lotus plants of last year and through reproduction 8 new plants are added. Then the birth rate is

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Correct option: C

0.4 offspring per lotus per year

Option C (0.4 offspring per lotus per year) is correct because the birth rate is calculated by dividing the number of new plants by the initial number of plants (8/20 = 0.4).

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