Which Type of Natural Selection Occurs When an Intermediate Phenotype

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which type of natural selection occurs when an intermediate phenotype is favored?

• A) disruptive selection
• B) directional selection
• C) stabilizing selection
• D) drift selection
• E) adaptive radiation

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Definitions:

Level Of Significance

The probability of making a Type I error when the null hypothesis is true as an equality.

Population Variances

A measure of the spread between numbers in a data set, showing how much each number differs from the mean of the population.

Test Statistic

A quantity derived from sample data used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

F Distribution

A statistical distribution used in analysis of variance, displaying possible values a statistic might have for complex comparisons.