Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of a biological community?
Correct answer: A. Stratification
- A. Stratification
- B. Natality
- C. Mortality
- D. Sex-ratio
Explanation
The characteristics of a biological community are dominance, species diversity, trophic organization, stratification, dynamism and stability. Organisms are not uniformly distributed throughout a community. They usually occur in definite zones.This spatial arrangement of populations is called stratification. Structurally, a community may be divided horizontally into sub-communities. This horizontal division constitutes the zonation in the community. Natality, mortality, age structure and sex ratio are the basic characteristics of a population.
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