The Figure Shown Here Represents Stabilizing Selection

question 14

Multiple Choice

The figure shown here represents stabilizing selection. What happens when an individual is produced that possesses a trait far away from the mean value?

• A) That extreme individual will likely not survive and reproduce.
• B) That extreme individual will be more likely to survive and reproduce.
• C) That extreme individual will have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage than other individuals.
• D) All phenotypes have equal likelihood of surviving and reproducing.
• E) The average phenotype is less likely to survive and reproduce.

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Definitions:

Learned From Other Birds

describes the process whereby birds acquire behaviors or skills by observing and imitating the actions of other birds, a form of social learning.

Higher Vocal Control Center

The higher vocal control center refers to brain regions involved in the complex processing and control of vocalizations in various species, including song production in birds and speech in humans.

Nucleus Robustus Archistriatalis

A region in the brains of birds that is involved in song learning and production.

Birdsong

vocalizations produced by bird species, often complex and musical, used for communication and mating purposes.