Question

What is an example of disruptive selection?(1 point)Birds with medium-sized beaks are less successful than those with either small or large beaks.A disease eliminates a specific genotype.Predators select prey based on their size.A mutation leads to new traits in a population.

Answer 1

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

Explanation: Disruptive selection favors extreme phenotypes at both ends of the trait distribution and selects against intermediate forms.