Artificial Selection Quiz

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• fossils

• variation

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The process of SELETING organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation. An example is saving seeds from the healthiest plants to use for the next year's crop. 

• natural selection

• selective breeding

• fossils

• variation

Match the following

• inbreeding

• Breeders cross two genetically different individuals. This results in the best traits from both parents. 

• evolution

• The gradual change in a species over time

• hybridization

• Crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics. These organisms are genetically similar, this also increases the probability that organisms may inherit genetic disorders. 

• mutations

• Small changes in traits that cause variation are frequently caused by

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This involves inserting copies of a gene directly into a person’s cells. 

• gene therapy

• selective breeding

• cloning

• variatiosn

an organism whose genetic material has been altered or MODIFIED through some genetic engineering technology is called

• variations

• selective breeding

• gene therapy

• genetically modified organism

creating an organism that is genetically IDENTICAL to the organism from which is was produced

• GMOs

• selective breeding

• cloning

• natural selection

Mrs. Levitt wants to breed her cats for their long tails, so she only breeds them with other long-tailed cats. This process is called....

• selective breeding

• cloning

• GMOs

• natural selection

Which of the following is a method used to create a genetically identical copy of an organism?

• selective breeding

• cloning

• natural selection

• gene therapy

What is the process called when humans breed plants or animals for specific traits?

• gene therapy

• genetic modification

• artificial selection

• natural selection

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What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest

• survival of the fastest

• survival of the biggest

• survival of the fittest

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