Which of the Following Will Result in Diversifying Selection

question 102

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will result in diversifying selection?

• A) Giraffes with the longest necks can eat leaves from the tallest trees.
• B) Male frogs that call softly do not attract mates, while those who call very loudly get eaten by predators.
• C) In an environment with patches of black and white rocks, both black and white rabbits can hide, but gray rabbits are always visible and are eaten by predators.
• D) Blue birds with fewer than four chicks do not pass on many genes, blue birds with four chicks can raise them all, and blue birds with more than four chicks risk all of them dying due to lack of food.
• E) Black and white moths exist in an area where the trees on which they rest have been turned black by pollution.

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Definitions:

Ticket Price

Ticket price refers to the cost of admission for an event, such as a movie, concert, or sporting event.

Total Cost Function

A formal expression illustrating the total cost of production as the sum of fixed and variable costs.

Inverse Demand Function

A mathematical function that expresses the price of a good as a function of the quantity demanded, showing the relationship between price and quantity from the demand perspective.

Marginal Costs

The escalation in cumulative costs incurred by manufacturing an additional unit of a good or service.