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AP Biology Topic 7.3 Artificial Selection

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

2.

What is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Letting dogs choose their own mate

b)

Letting plants pollinate on their own

c)

Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

d)

Female birds of paradise select their mates based on flashy mating dances

3.

Which statement is true comparing natural selection and artificial selection?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection

a)

Takes hundreds of years

b)

Humans determine traits

c)

Nature determines traits

d)

Offspring are produced

5.

Artificial selection is also known as

a)

natural selection

b)

selective hearing

c)

genetic manipulation

d)

selective breeding

6.

What is artificial selection?

a)

When humans breed specific organisms together with a goal of achieving desired traits

b)

When a new species has formed

c)

When new organisms migrate into an area and introduce new genes

d)

When organisms are separated from other members of their population due to new geographic barriers

7.
Selective breeding of domesticated plants and animals to produce offspring with desired genetic traits
a)
Stabilizing selection
b)
Artificial selection
c)
Disruptive selection
d)
Directional selection