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which organisms are most likely to survive in a population in which disruptive selection is occurring?
organisms that have average traits
organisms that have extreme traits
organisms that have the greatest number of offspring
organisms that are the largest and strongest
Disruptive selection (also called diversifying selection) is a type of natural selection where extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values. So, organisms with extreme traits are more likely to survive as the selection pressure acts against average (intermediate) traits. Organisms with the greatest number of offspring or being largest/strongest are not directly related to the definition of disruptive selection.
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B. organisms that have extreme traits