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1. Directional selection acts against:
   
   

ABoth extremes simultaneously in the variation of the trait

BOne of the extremes in variation

Cthe average or mean value for the population

Dnone of these

1. Punctuated equilibrium refers to:
   
   

ASlow, steady evolution of a small isolated population

BRapid and continuous evolution of a population

CRapid evolution of a population followed by periods of little change

Dnone of these

1. The change of common color from light to dark in the peppered moth was an example of:
   
   

ADisruptive Selection

BDirectional Selection

CStabilizing Selection

DNone of These

1. During the 1800s, seal hunters preferred dark-furred seals from natural seal populations. What effect would best describe what this did to the remainder seal populations over time?
   
   

AStabilizing Selection

BCreation of a Genetic Bottleneck

CSpecial Creation

DNo Effect at all

My Answers:

1. C
   
2. C
   
3. B
   
4. B