Which of the following statements about the hazard factor of a population is incorrect?
a) It is a measure of organisms’ risk of death from external sources. b) It is lower for a population of porcupines than for a population of guinea pigs. c) It is a measure of the ratio of mortality risk from external (environmental) causes relative to internal (genetic) causes. d) It is responsible for the rate of aging among individuals in the population. e) It is a measure of how quickly the individuals in a population age.
