Which of the Following Examples Results from Stabilizing Selection

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples results from stabilizing selection?

• A)The birth weight at which newborn humans are most likely to survive and the average weight of newborn humans are about the same.
• B)There is an increase in antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.
• C)There is an increase in the number of different breeds of dog.
• D)Garter snakes with different coloration patterns behave differently when threatened.

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Definitions:

Observations

Refers to the individual data points or recorded measures of variables collected in a study.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter at a given confidence level.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, used in statistics to quantify the spread of data points.

Service Times

Refer to the duration it takes to complete a service for a customer or process a task.