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Organisms and Populations — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrganisms and Populations1 Mark
Question
For question two statements are given-one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. Both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: With increase in population size, environmental resistance tends to increase.
Reason: This is a nature's way to check the expression of biotic potential.
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Answer

  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

The inherent maximum capacity of an organism to reproduce or increase in number is termed as biotic potential (designated by the symbol 'r). Biotic potential is realised only when the environmental conditions are non-limiting, so that natality rate (birth - rate) is maximum and mortality rate (death - rate) is minimum. Under these conditions, population size increases at the maximum rate. However, nature keeps a check on the expression of biotic potential. For example, if a pair of flies is allowed to reproduce unchecked, the fly population may outweigh the earth in a few years. The environmental check on population size, or its biotic potential is called environmental resistance. With increase in population size, the environmental resistance (against the population) tends to increase. The environmental resistance represents the limiting effect of abiotic (e.g., water, space) and biotic factors (e.g., food, competition) that do not allow organisms to attain their biotic potential and keep the population size at a much lower level.

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