Q200 / 200 · NEET 2022 (Phase 1) · Zoology

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.

  • A
    10
  • B
    1.0
  • C
    zero
  • Correct answer
    D
    0.1

Solution

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 \(=\frac{8}{80}=0.1\)

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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