Q. Characters of a population I. Proportion of reproductive age group is higher than the individuals in pre-reproductive age group II. Number of post-reproductive individuals are moderate III. Declining or diminishing population Above characters shown indicates which type of age pyramid?

A) Bell-shaped age pyramid
B) Triangular age pyramid
C) Sphere-shaped age pyramid
D) Urn-shaped age pyramid
Explanation

Urn-shaped age pyramid A bell-shaped polygon indicates a moderate proportion of young to old. As the rate of growth becomes slow and stable, the pre-reproductively and reproductive age group become more or less equal in size and post-reproductive group remaining as the smallest. In stable population ‘r’ is zero. And bell-shaped curve only possible when $r = 0$ means growth of population is zero Age pyramid Graphic representation of different age groups found in a population with pre-reproductive group at the base. Reproductive ones in the middle and post-reproductive group at the top is called age pyramid. Age pyramid have three kinds (i) Triangular Age Pyramid The number of pre-reproductive is very large. Number of reproductive individual is moderate and post-reproductive are fewer. Population size is growing (ii) Bell-shaped Age Pyramid The number of prereproductive and reproductive individuals is almost equal. Post-reproductive individuals are comparatively fewer. Population size is stable (iii) Urn-shaped Age Pyramid Proportion of reproductive age group is higher than the individuals in pre-reproductive age group. Number of post-reproductive individuals is also sizable. It is declining population with negative growth

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