Diversifying Selection Is Operating on Size in a Species of Barnacles.This

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Multiple Choice

Diversifying selection is operating on size in a species of barnacles.This means that _______ have the highest fitness and that the variation should _______ over time if size is heritable and if no other forces are operating.

• A) only the largest; increase
• B) only the largest; decrease
• C) only the smallest; increase
• D) the largest and the smallest; increase
• E) the largest and the smallest; decrease

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