Question

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

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.

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

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.
Question 15
Transitional fossils provide evidence of:(1 point)
Responses

Genetic drift
Genetic drift

Unchanging populations
Unchanging populations

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

Volcanic landscape
Volcanic landscape

Sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock

High mountain ranges
High mountain ranges

Dry desert
Dry desert
Question 17
Fossils help scientists understand:(1 point)
Responses

Gene flow
Gene flow

The complete ancestry of all species
The complete ancestry of all species

Patterns of extinction and adaptation
Patterns of extinction and adaptation

Genetic mutations

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

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

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

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

**Question 17:** Fossils help scientists understand:
- **Response:** Patterns of extinction and adaptation.