Selective Breeding

Selective breeding is...

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

• natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

• creating a new species

• making organisms reproduce during times of stress

One problem with selective breeding is

• creating a new species

• gene variety is lost

• new food sources

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Which is another term for selective breeding?

• Artificial selection
• Natural Selection
• Intelligent selection

Evidence shows that the wolf is the ancestor to all of the breeds of dogs shown below. How did this variation arise in a relatively short period of time?

• A.  Genetic manipulation
• Natural selection
• Random chance
• Selective breeding

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Problems with selective breeding include

• Better animals

• Increased meat production

• Animals can have bad health problems

• more diversity

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What is an example of artificial selection?

• Letting dogs choose their own mate

• Letting plants pollinate on their own

• Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

1. Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:

• Dogs

• Panda bears

• Snakes

• Jellyfish

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All artificial selection or "selective breeding" is good

• True

• False

What is this an example of?

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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What is a goal of selective breeding?

​ I. To increase the value of species to humans

II. To produce species that resist disease

III. To produce species with specific traits

• I and II

• II and III

• I and III

• I, II, and III