WorksheetsSelective Breeding :)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
An example of selective breeding is
a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs
a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm
a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses
One problem with selective breeding is
creating a new species
gene variety is lost
new food sources
Problems with selective breeding include
Better animals
Increased meat production
Animals can have bad health problems
more diversity
Which is NOT a result of selective breeding?
Large seedless watermelons that consumer demand
Bright oranges that are all about the same size
An insect that matches the color of the environment
A dog that has been bred to have short hair
The purpose of selective breeding is to
get bigger animals
get smaller animals
create animals with desirable traits
create animals with bad traits
When selective breeding food crops what might a farmer select for? (Select all that apply.)
The plant the produced the most grain
The plant the produced the largest sized grain
The plant that was the most disease resistant
The plant that was the smallest
The cutest plant
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
genes.\
variations
traits
alleles
Selective breeding is where _____________ decides which traits should be passed on.
nature
a human
traits
evolution
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