Evolution - Changes in Population

Question 1

changing the Population

Answer 1

• natural selection of traits can lead to changes in allele frequencies and thus to evolution

Question 2

directional selection

Answer 2

• individuals at one end of the curve have higher fitness than individuals in the middle or at the end

Question 3

stabilizing selection

Answer 3

• when individuals near the center of a curve have higher fitness then individuals at either end

Question 4

disruptive selection

Answer 4

• when individuals at the upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than individuals near the middle