What Type of Selection Would Include the Evolution of a Long

question 17

Multiple Choice

What type of selection would include the evolution of a long neck in giraffes?

• A) stabilizing selection
• B) directional selection
• C) diversifying selection
• D) disruptive selection

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Definitions:

Lysenko

A controversial figure in the history of Soviet biology, Trofim Lysenko rejected Mendelian genetics in favor of his own agricultural theories, leading to widespread agricultural disaster.

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific theory that explains the diversity of life on Earth by proposing that life evolves over time through processes of natural selection and genetic variation.

Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which all organisms in a group are directly descended.