NEET Biology question
In a population, the per capita birth rate is 0.15 and the per capita death rate is 0.08 during a unit time period. What is the value of r (intrinsic rate of natural increase) for the given population?
Answer: (B)
Solution
The intrinsic rate of natural increase r = (birth rate − death rate) = 0.15 − 0.08 = 0.07, matching option (b).