Sometimes the most abundant color form of an animal is preyed upon more extensively than less common forms. This illustrates the phenomenon of ____ selection.
A) stabilizing
B) directional
C) disruptive
D) frequency-dependent
E) artificial

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This phenomenon is known as frequency-dependent selection, where the fitness of a phenotype depends on its frequency relative to other phenotypes in a given population. In this case, the more common a color form is, the more likely it is to be preyed upon, illustrating negative frequency-dependent selection.

Sometimes the Most Abundant Color Form of an Animal Is