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Question
What will be the birth rate per individual per hour of a population of 50 Paramoecium present in a pool. The population of Paramoecium increases to 150 within an hour.
Options
5
0.5
0.05
1.5
MCQ
Solution
0.5
Explanation:
Paramoecium count at start = 50 After 1 hour, the number of paramoeciurn is 150.
The number of new Paramoecium is 150 minus 50, which equals 100.
Birth rate
= initial Paramoecium population/number of new Paramoecium
= 50/100
= 0.5
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