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If '8' Drosophila in a laboratory population of '80' died during a week, the death rate in the population is ____ individuals per Drosophila per week.
BiologyOrganisms and PopulationsNEETNEET 2022 (Phase 1)
Options:
  • A 10
  • B 1.0
  • C zero
  • D 0.1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 0.1
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
Death rate in the population is \(=\frac{8}{80}=0.1\)

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