4. Population Genetics

Natural Selection — Quiz

Test your understanding of natural selection with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which mode of natural selection favors individuals at both extremes of the phenotypic range over intermediate phenotypes?

Question 2

In the context of natural selection, what does 'fitness' primarily refer to?

Question 3

If a selection coefficient ($s$) for a particular genotype is $0.5$, what does this imply about its fitness relative to the most fit genotype?

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of balancing selection?

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a fitness landscape in evolutionary biology?