Natural Selection & Selective Breeding

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What is natural selection?

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Natural selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is selective breeding?

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Selective breeding is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics.

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What does evolution mean?

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Evolution refers to the change over time in the characteristics of a species.

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How do farmers use selective breeding?

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Farmers use selective breeding by choosing plants or animals with desirable traits to reproduce, enhancing those traits in future generations.

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What is an example of natural selection?

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An example of natural selection is honey suckle flowers developing a sweet smell to attract pollinators.

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What is the main goal of selective breeding?

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The main goal of selective breeding is to produce offspring with specific desirable traits.

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What is a trait?

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

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What is adaptation?

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Adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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What is the difference between natural selection and selective breeding?

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Natural selection occurs naturally in the wild, while selective breeding is a human-directed process.

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What role does variation play in natural selection?

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Variation provides the differences among individuals that can be acted upon by natural selection.