If a Population Is Subject to Frequency-Dependent Selection, Then

question 6

Multiple Choice

If a population is subject to frequency-dependent selection, then

• A) two alternative forms of a trait can persist indefinitely in the population.
• B) the rarer of two forms of a trait will become somewhat rarer in the next generation.
• C) the frequency of an adaptation will become greater over time, depending on the extent to which individuals with that trait out-reproduce individuals with the alternative attribute.
• D) neither form of the trait is considered an adaptation but instead these forms are kept in the species to provide flexibility, should the environment change.

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