Natural Selection & Selective Breeding

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What is Natural Selection?

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Natural selection is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce, passing on their traits to the next generation.

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What is Selective Breeding?

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Selective breeding is the practice of mating organisms with desirable traits to produce offspring that inherit those traits.

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What is Heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from one generation to another from parent to offspring.

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Give an example of selective breeding.

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An example of selective breeding is a person pollinating two white rose plants to only create white roses.

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How does selective breeding differ from natural selection?

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Selective breeding is a human-directed process, while natural selection is a natural process where environmental pressures determine which organisms survive.

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What is a trait?

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A trait is a characteristic or feature of an organism, such as color, size, or shape.

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What role do genes play in heredity?

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Genes are the units of heredity that carry information from parents to offspring, determining traits.

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What is variation in a species?

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Variation refers to the differences in traits among individuals of the same species.

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Why is genetic diversity important?

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Genetic diversity is important because it increases a population's ability to adapt to changing environments and resist diseases.

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What is an example of a trait that can be selected for in crops?

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An example of a trait that can be selected for in crops is disease resistance.