Question

Plz help!!! Gall flies lay their eggs in developing shoots of the tall goldenrod. When the fly larvae hatch, they release chemicals that cause the plant tissue to swell around the larvae, causing a resultant gall to form. The gall flies are prey for the parasitic wasp that lays its eggs in the smallest galls. After the wasp larvae hatch, they eat the fly larvae. The gall fly is also prey for the downy woodpeckers that feed on the larvae of the largest galls. Which type of natural selection may the gall fly be subject to?

Directional selection
Disruptive selection
Normal distribution
Stabilizing selection
im so confused

Answer 1

stabilizina selection

Step-by-step explanation:

As given in the question, the galls may be smaller or larger. However the eggs laid in smaller gallsare prey to wasps, hence they are destroyed