In disruptive selection, over time  

A.  a population increases its variation (e.g., a wide selection of all beak sizes).
B.  the population is strongly selected for in two directions (e.g., larger beak size and smaller beak size).
C.  a population goes extinct.
D.  the most extreme outliers of a population are eliminated (e.g., the largest beaks and smallest beaks are eliminated).
E.  the population is strongly selected for in one direction (e.g., larger beak size).


B.  the population is strongly selected for in two directions (e.g., larger beak size and smaller beak size).

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