Examples of Artificial Selection

What is an example of artificial selection?

• Letting dogs choose their own mate

• Letting plants pollinate in a field

• Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

A process in which humans choose specific traits they want and breed organisms together for those specific traits.

• Natural Selection

• Unnatural Selection

• Artificial Intelligence

• Artificial Selection

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

• natural selection

• Artificial selection

• random selection

• genetic manipulation

Answer explanation

The process of choosing parent organisms for desired traits is known as artificial selection. Unlike natural selection, which occurs naturally, artificial selection is a human-directed process aimed at enhancing specific characteristics.

The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

• natural selection

• Artificial selection

• random selection

• genetic manipulation

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When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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Which of the following is an example of artificial selection in agriculture?

• Crossbreeding wheat for disease resistance

• Allowing wild plants to grow naturally

• Using pesticides to control pests

• Irrigating fields to increase yield

What is the primary goal of artificial selection?

• To increase genetic diversity

• To enhance desired traits in organisms

• To allow natural evolution

• To eliminate all genetic mutations

Which of the following is a result of artificial selection in animals?

• The development of different dog breeds

• The extinction of certain wild species

• The natural migration of birds

• The adaptation of fish to polluted waters

In artificial selection, who or what determines the traits that are passed on to the next generation?

• Natural environmental factors

• Human intervention

• Random genetic mutations

• Animal instincts

Which of the following is NOT an example of artificial selection?

• Breeding cows for higher milk production

• Crossing plants to produce seedless fruits

• Allowing wolves to hunt in the wild

• Developing drought-resistant crops