Factors Affecting Biological Diversity Answers

Fill in the blank below with the word that best completes the sentence.Natural selection leads to , a process of change in a population over time.

Complete the sentence below by selecting the correct words from the drop-down menus.Factors that affect natural selection include ✔ variationsimilarity, underpopulation✔ overpopulation, and ✔ adaptationextinction.

Favors traits at the two extremes: X directional selection✔ disruptive selectionstabilizing selection

No increase in diversity: ✔ directional selectiondisruptive selectionX stabilizing selection

One extreme trait is favored: ✔ directional selectionX disruptive selectionstabilizing selection

Diversity decreases: directional selectionX disruptive selection✔ stabilizing selection

Diversity increases: X directional selection✔ disruptive selectionstabilizing selection