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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2025

If 4 individuals in a laboratory population of 40 fruitflies died during a specific time interval of one week. What will be the death rate of the population during that period?

  1. A 1.0 individual per fruitfly per week
  2. B 4.0 individual per fruitfly per week
  3. C 0.4 individual per fruitfly per week
  4. D 0.1 individual per fruitfly per week
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(D) 0.1 individual per fruitfly per week

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Death rate = \( \frac{\text{Number of deaths}}{\text{Initial population}} \) Death rate = \( \frac{4}{40} \) Death rate = \( 0.1 \) individual per fruitfly per week
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