A Biologist Doing a Long-Term Study on a Wild Spider

question 61

Multiple Choice

A biologist doing a long-term study on a wild spider population observes increased variation in silk thickness.
Which of the following could the spider population be experiencing?

• A) directional selection
• B) stabilizing selection
• C) disruptive selection
• D) genetic drift

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