Natural Selection Would Rarely Favor the Evolution of Which Type

question 137

Multiple Choice

Natural selection would rarely favor the evolution of which type of reproductive isolating barriers?

• A) Mechanical isolation
• B) Gametic isolation
• C) Behavioral isolation
• D) Temporal isolation
• E) Hybrid infertility

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Definitions:

Observed Z Value

A statistic measured in a dataset to determine how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers, calculated by summing all observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Population Average

The mean of a particular characteristic (e.g., age, income) of all the individuals or elements in a defined population.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that quantifies the variability or dispersion of a sampling distribution, often used to estimate the accuracy of a sample mean compared to the population mean.