Question

In a population of birds, those withlarge beaks have higher fitness thanthose with medium or small beaks. Thisis an example of which type ofselection?A. directionalB. stabilizingC. disruptive

Answer 1

The correct answer is the letter

C. Disruptive

Disruptive selection refers to the mode of natural selection in which extreme values for a trait are highly favored compared to intermediate values. In this case, the birds with large beaks are the extreme