In early ancestors of the modern giraffe, longer necks allowed animals to reach higher tree branches as food.  This would lead to ________ in the ancestral giraffe population.

A. disruptive selection
B. sexual selection
C. genetic drift
D. directional selection
E. stabilizing selection


Answer: D

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