What is the goal of selective breeding?
Evolution and Natural Selection Review

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To increase the value of species to humans, produce species that resist disease, and produce species with specific traits.
2.
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What survival advantage does a fox with thicker fur have?
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It has a survival advantage in colder temperatures.
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What is a possible disadvantage of genetically modified foods?
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They can lead to the extinction of non-genetically modified varieties.
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What is the term for breeding organisms based on desirable traits?
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Artificial Selection.
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Which animal has been significantly influenced by artificial selection?
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Dogs.
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What is natural selection?
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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
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Define evolution.
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The change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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