Stabilizing Selection Occurs When

question 43

Multiple Choice

Stabilizing selection occurs when  

• A) the environment controls which organisms will survive.
• B) humans determine which organisms will survive.
• C) the extremes of the population have a lesser chance to survive.
• D) the extremes of the population have a better chance to survive.
• E) the organisms on one extreme of the population have a better chance to survive than those on the other extreme.

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Definitions:

Risk-Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, typically associated with government bonds.

Capital Allocation Line

A line on a graph that represents the risk-reward ratio of investments, showing the optimal portfolio mix between risk-free assets and risky assets.

Reward-to-Volatility Ratio

A measure of the return on an investment relative to its risk, often used to compare the performance of investment strategies.

Efficient Frontier

A graphical representation of the set of optimal portfolios that provides the best possible expected return for a given level of risk.