h The figure shown here represents stabilizing selection.What happens when an individual is produced that possesses a trait far away from the mean value?
A) That extreme individual will likely not survive and reproduce.
B) That extreme individual will be more likely to survive and reproduce.
C) That extreme individual will have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage than other individuals.
D) All phenotypes have equal likelihood of surviving and reproducing.
E) The average phenotype is less likely to survive and reproduce.

Question

h  The figure shown here represents stabilizing selection.What happens when an individual is produced that possesses a trait far away from the mean value?
A) That extreme individual will likely not survive and reproduce. 
B) That extreme individual will be more likely to survive and reproduce. 
C) That extreme individual will have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage than other individuals. 
D) All phenotypes have equal likelihood of surviving and reproducing. 
E) The average phenotype is less likely to survive and reproduce.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Stabilizing selection favors individuals with the average phenotype and selects against individuals with extreme phenotypes. Therefore, an individual produced with a trait far away from the mean value will likely not be as fit as those individuals with traits closer to the mean value and will have a lesser chance of surviving and reproducing.

H the Figure Shown Here Represents Stabilizing Selection