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7.3.3: Selective Breeding

7.3.3: Selective Breeding

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Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-5, 1-LS3-1

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Nancy Osborne

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Match the term with the definition

artificial selection

offspring

genetic variation

the process of breeding for specific traits

the result of reproduction

differences in DNA among individuals

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The purpose of selective breeding is to 
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Get bigger animals
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get smaller animals
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create animals with desirable traits
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create animals with bad traits

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Selective breeding is...

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a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

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natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

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creating a new species

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making organisms reproduce during times of stress

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Match the term with its definition

outbreeding

inbreeding

hybridization

mating different but related populations

mating closely related organisms

crossbreeding between species

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Problems with selective breeding include

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Better animals

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Increased meat production

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Animals can have bad health problems

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