Disruptive selection occurs when
A) the environment controls which organisms will survive.
B) humans determine which organisms will survive.
C) the extremes of the population have a lesser chance to survive.
D) the extremes of the population have a better chance to survive.
E) the organisms on one extreme of the population have a better chance to survive than those on the other extreme.

Question

Disruptive selection occurs when  
A) the environment controls which organisms will survive.
B) humans determine which organisms will survive.
C) the extremes of the population have a lesser chance to survive.
D) the extremes of the population have a better chance to survive.
E) the organisms on one extreme of the population have a better chance to survive than those on the other extreme.

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Disruptive selection occurs when the extremes of a population have a better chance to survive than the intermediate forms. This can lead to the evolution of new traits and divergence into separate species.

Disruptive Selection Occurs When