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1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called
natural selection
Artificial selection
random selection
genetic manipulation
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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
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1. Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:
Dogs
Panda bears
Snakes
Jellyfish
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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.
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The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection
Takes hundreds of years
Humans determine traits
Nature determines traits
Offspring are produced
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Artificial selection is also known as
natural selection
selective hearing
genetic manipulation
selective breeding
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When nature selects and species with beneficial adaptation survive and produce offspring
natural selection
artificial selection
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When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring
natural selection
artificial selection
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All artificial selection or "selective breeding" is good
True
False
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What is this an example of?
natural selection
artificial selection
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What is this an example of?
natural selection
artificial selection
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What is this an example of?
natural selection
artificial selection
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Artificial Selection is
a new concept
discovered by Darwin and used ever since
used for thousands of years
a 19th century concept
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The country that conducted an experiment to show how foxes could be domesticated to dog is
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Russia
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Artificial Selection decreases diversity which is bad because
organisms with same traits will refuse to reproduce with each other
organisms with all the same traits are susceptible to extinction.
organisms with the same traits will be very aggressive
organisms with same traits collectively get smarter and will some day rule the world