Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of a biological community?
- Mortality
- Sex-ratio
- Stratification
- Natality
Answer
(3) Stratification
Solution
Mortality, natality and sex ratio are attributes of a population (a group of individuals of one species).
As per NCERT, the vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a community (e.g. trees in the top vertical strata, shrubs in the second, herbs and grasses in the bottom layers) is called stratification – a characteristic of a biological community.
Answer: (3)