Classify the statements as examples of directional selection, stabilizing selection, or disruptive selection.

Directional selection

Stabilizing selection

Disruptive selection

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variation in population increases

variation in population decreases

variation in population remains similar

Individuals of a bird species lay between $1$ and $20$ eggs. Individuals of the bird species lay between $5$ and $15$ eggs after several generations.

Individuals of a bird species lay eggs of various brown colors in a depression on the ground. After several generations, the birds lay mostly dark

brown eggs.

Individuals of a rabbit species have body masses ranging from $1$ kg to $3$ kg$.$ In future generations, most rabbits have either a small body mass or

a large body mass.