What Is Decreased as a Result of Stabilizing Selection

question 92

Multiple Choice

What is decreased as a result of stabilizing selection?

• A) the middle phenotypic range of variation
• B) one extreme of the phenotypic variation range
• C) the most suited phenotypic range
• D) population growth
• E) the range of phenotypic variation

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Definitions:

Shutting-Down

The process a business undertakes to cease operations, often due to financial problems or a strategic decision.

Short Run

A period in which at least one factor of production is fixed, limiting the ability of a business to adjust fully to changes in market conditions.

Average Variable Costs

Costs that vary with the level of output, calculated by dividing the total variable costs by the quantity of output produced.

Shutting-Down

A short-run decision by a firm to halt production because operating would lead to a loss greater than the fixed costs.