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-The cat predators have moved on from the forest,and the lizards can again live in the tree branches.Some lizards move up to the thin higher branches in the tree tops,and some move down to the thick lower branches.Eventually,the population is made up of small lizards and large lizards.This is ____________ selection.

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Science Literacy Use the graphic below to answer the next questions. 
-The cat predators have moved on from the forest,and the lizards can again live in the tree branches.Some lizards move up to the thin higher branches in the tree tops,and some move down to the thick lower branches.Eventually,the population is made up of small lizards and large lizards.This is ____________ selection.

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This is disruptive selection because it favors both small and large lizards, resulting in the population being made up of both size categories.

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