In the given example, both the extreme phenotypes do not have any survival advantage. Short plants cannot get enough Sunlight while tall plants are damaged by wind. Natural selection will favor the intermediate phenotype, that is the plants with an intermediate height that would be able to obtain sufficient sunlight and would not be damaged by wind.
The type of the natural selection that favors the intermediate phenotype (plants with intermediate height) over the extreme phenotypes (tall and dwarf) due to their survival fitness is called stabilizing selection. So, stabilizing selection is operative in the given population.
Climate and vegetation vary with latitude and altitude of an area. Latitude measures distance from the equator; altitude measures elevation above sea level. ... Deserts have little precipitation and little vegetation. They are found in tropical, temperate, and Polar Regions.
Global Biosphere. Life is an integral part of the Earth system. Living things influence the composition of the atmosphere by “inhaling” and “exhaling” carbon dioxide and oxygen. ... They regulate ocean chemistry by taking carbon out of the atmosphere.
