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ZoologyOrganisms and PopulationsPopulationsMedium2 minPYQ_2007
ZoologyMediumsingle choice

Tho population of an insect species shows an explosive increase in numbers during rainy season followed by its disappearance at the end of the season. What does this show?NEET 2007

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Answer:
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Solution:

If a population (e.g., reindeer population) is allowed to grow in a predator free environment, the population grows beyond carrying capacity and there occurs population crash due to sudden shortage of food. Such growth curves also occur ininsect populations during rainy season, and in Algal blooms. The exponential growth stops abruptly as the environmental resistance or another limiting factor becomes effective.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Organisms and PopulationsSubtopic:Populations
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