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WorksheetsAP Biology Topic 7.3 Artificial Selection
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called
natural selection
artificial selection
random selection
genetic manipulation
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
Female birds of paradise select their mates based on flashy mating dances
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.
The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection
Takes hundreds of years
Humans determine traits
Nature determines traits
Offspring are produced
Artificial selection is also known as
natural selection
selective hearing
genetic manipulation
selective breeding
What is artificial selection?
When humans breed specific organisms together with a goal of achieving desired traits
When a new species has formed
When new organisms migrate into an area and introduce new genes
When organisms are separated from other members of their population due to new geographic barriers
