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WorksheetsU3M2L3 "Artificial Selection"
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection
Takes hundreds of years
Humans determine traits
Nature determines traits
Offspring are produced
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 takes
a shorter period of time than natural selection
a longer period of time than natural selection
the same amount of time as natural selection
Artificial selection is also known as
natural selection
selective hearing
genetic manipulation
selective breeding
When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is.......
natural selection
artificial variation
artificial selection
survival of the fittest
The Aztecs and Maya Tribes of Mexico where some of the first humans to slowly change wild corn to the corn we know today. What process did these tribes use?
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Mitosis
adaptive radiation
Evidence show that all breeds of dog are the descendants of wolves. How did the huge variety of dogs arise in a few hundred years.
Genetics modification
Natural selection
Random chance
Selective breeding
What is recombinant DNA
DNA from 2 different organisms combined
DNA from 2 different ribosomes
DNA that is separated out from a vector
Which are pros (benefits) of GMOs?
Inexpensive medicines for people (example: insulin)
More nutritious crops
higher crop yield means more money for farmers
All answers are correct
Humans with genetic diseases can have a gene inserted into their body using a virus. This is called:
Gene therapy
Cloning
DNA fingerprinting
Which are cons (drawbacks) of using GMO crops?
"superweeds" that are resistant to herbicides and increased resistance to pesticides by pests
All of these are cons of using GMO crops.
patented GMO crops create financial challenges for farmers
decreases biodiversity
