Question

What is an example of disruptive selection?(1 point)
Responses

Birds with medium-sized beaks are less successful than those with either small or large beaks.
Birds with medium-sized beaks are less successful than those with either small or large beaks.

Predators select prey based on their size.
Predators select prey based on their size.

A mutation leads to new traits in a population.
A mutation leads to new traits in a population.

A disease eliminates a specific genotype.
A disease eliminates a specific genotype.
Question 15
Transitional fossils provide evidence of:(1 point)
Responses

Unchanging populations
Unchanging populations

Genetic drift
Genetic drift

Artificial selection
Artificial selection

Common ancestry between species
Common ancestry between species
Question 16
What type of environment is most likely to preserve fossils?(1 point)
Responses

High mountain ranges
High mountain ranges

Volcanic landscape
Volcanic landscape

Sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock

Dry desert

Answer 1

**Question 14: What is an example of disruptive selection?**
- **Answer:** Birds with medium-sized beaks are less successful than those with either small or large beaks.

**Question 15: Transitional fossils provide evidence of:**
- **Answer:** Common ancestry between species.

**Question 16: What type of environment is most likely to preserve fossils?**
- **Answer:** Sedimentary rock.