Multiple Choice
After a copper smelter begins operation, local downwind populations of plants begin to adapt to the resulting air pollution. Scientists document, for example, that the acid tolerance of several plant species has increased significantly in the polluted area. This is an example of
A) stabilizing selection.
B) disruptive selection.
C) directional selection.
D) genetic drift.
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