Artificial vs. Natural Selection

1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

• natural selection

• Artificial selection

• random selection

• genetic manipulation

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

• Dogs

• Panda bears

• Snakes

• Jellyfish

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Which statement is true comparing natural selection and artificial selection?

• In natural selection, traits benefit humans and in artificial selection, the traits benefit the species

• In natural selection, traits benefit the species and in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans

• In natural and artificial selection, the process takes hundreds of years to occur

• In natural and artificial selection, nature determines what traits will be passed down to offspring.

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The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection

• Takes hundreds of years

• Humans determine traits

• Nature determines traits

• Offspring are produced

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Artificial selection is also known as

• natural selection

• selective hearing

• genetic manipulation

• selective breeding

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All artificial selection or "selective breeding" is good

• True

• False

Process in which traits become more/less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

• Distribution

• Adaptation

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Natural selection or Artificial/Selective Breeding?

• Natural Selection

• Artificial/Selective Breeding

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Natural selection is

• nature decides changes over time.

• a person selecting what will breed for a desired trait.

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Natural selection or Artificial/Selective Breeding?

• Natural Selection

• Artificial/Selective Breeding

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