A Biologist Doing a Long-Term Study on a Wild Spider

question 18

Multiple Choice

A biologist doing a long-term study on a wild spider population observes increased variation in silk thickness.Which of the following could the spider population be experiencing?

• A)directional selection
• B)stabilizing selection
• C)disruptive selection
• D)sexual selection
• E)genetic drift

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