When natural selection favors the two extremes and individuals near the mean have lower fertility rates, this is termed:

A. directional selection
B. disruptive selection
C. stabilizing selection
D. averaging selection


B. disruptive selection

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The fact that Aegyptopithecus shows considerable sexual dimorphism might mean that:

A. males and females lived separate from each other B. they lived in a complex social grouping C. males and females ate entirely different types of food D. the males hunted and the females gathered

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Regionalisms, such as many words that are associated with Southerners, are a form of _______

a. dialect b. diglossia c. code switching d. phonology e. grammar

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