When a Population Undergoes Strong Selection, What Is Most Likely

question 69

Multiple Choice

When a population undergoes strong selection, what is most likely to happen to it?

• A) The most common type of organism is replaced with a different type.
• B) Variation increases in the population.
• C) New mutations will form more frequently.
• D) The number of individuals in the population will rapidly increase.

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Definitions:

Positive Contact

Interactions between different groups that are cooperative and pleasant, aimed at reducing prejudices and improving intergroup relations.

Power Distance

A cultural dimension that reflects the extent to which inequalities and hierarchical differences are accepted and endorsed by individuals and groups within a society.

Social Status

An individual's position or rank within a social hierarchy, which can be determined by factors like wealth, occupation, education, or family lineage.

Inequalities

The existence of disparities or unequal conditions in aspects such as wealth, resources, opportunities, or treatments among different groups or individuals.