Multiple Choice
You are studying leaf size in a natural population of plants.The second season is particularly dry,and the following year the average leaf size in the population is smaller than the year before.But the amount of overall variation is the same,and the population size hasn't changed.Also,you've done experiments that show that small leaves are better adapted to dry conditions than are large leaves.Which of the following has occurred?
A) stabilizing selection
B) directional selection
C) genetic drift
D) disruptive selection
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