Selective Breeding

Use the following table to answer the next question. A family visited a dog breeder and requested a puppy that had short fur and was friendly and lovable.  Which dogs should the breeder select to be the parents of the requested puppy?

• 1 and 2
• 2 and 3
• 1 and 4
• 2 and 4

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The purpose of selective breeding is to

• get bigger animals

• get smaller animals

• create animals with desirable traits

• create animals with bad traits

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Use the following table to answer the next question. A family wanted a cat but, due to allergies, they wanted a cat that shed the least amount of hair.  They also wanted a cat with a calm personality.  Which cats should the breeder select to be the parents of the requested cat?

• 2 and 4
• 2 and 3
• 1 and 4
• 1 and 3

All of the following statements are reasons for selective breeding except:

• To produce offspring with desirable characteristics

• Farmers increase their profit by improving crops

• To improve the quality of food products

• To increase migration patterns

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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

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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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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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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.

Artificial selection is also known as

• natural selection

• selective hearing

• genetic manipulation

• selective breeding

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What is this an example of?

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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