Are pictures duplicated when they are imported?

I am new to iMac.
All of my pictures are in a main folder called "The Photo Album", with many subfolders within it.
I placed the folder in the folder "Pictures." I then choose "Import to Library" from the File menu.
So my question is, were the pictures duplicated into the iPhoto Library file? Can I delete "The Photo Album" folder which is in "Pictures," and still have the full iPhoto library? I thought I was just telling iPhoto where to look for my pictures, but it feels like they were all moved / copied into the iPhoto icon under "Pictures," is this correct?
Along with that, if I want to do a manual backup of iPhoto, do I just copy the "iPhoto Library" icon in the Pictures folder to an external hard drive, and is that the whole thing?
Thanks,
-Lee

All of my pictures are in a main folder called "The Photo Album", with many subfolders within it.
I placed the folder in the folder "Pictures." I then choose "Import to Library" from the File menu.
This is not necessary - you can import form anyplace including the original location
So my question is, were the pictures duplicated into the iPhoto Library file?
Yes - assuming that you have not changed the default settings
Can I delete "The Photo Album" folder which is in "Pictures," and still have the full iPhoto library?
Yes - assuming that you have not changed the default settings
I thought I was just telling iPhoto where to look for my pictures, but it feels like they were all moved / copied into the iPhoto icon under "Pictures," is this correct?
Yes - assuming that you have not changed the default settings
Along with that, if I want to do a manual backup of iPhoto, do I just copy the "iPhoto Library" icon in the Pictures folder to an external hard drive, and is that the whole thing?
Yes - just drag the iPhoto library to an external drive intact as a single entity
LN

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