AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Modern horses developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection? breeders cross organisms with desirable traits. organisms remain exactly the same over many generations.

Detailed explanation-2: -In natural selection, genetic mutations that are beneficial to an individual’s survival are passed on through reproduction. This results in a new generation of organisms that are more likely to survive to reproduce.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Survival of the fittest” is a popular term that refers to the process of natural selection, a mechanism that drives evolutionary change. Natural selection works by giving individuals who are better adapted to a given set of environmental conditions an advantage over those that are not as well adapted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Artificial selection is the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes, artificial selection affects the process of natural selection. Artificial selection depends on selections and improvement of the traits to increase the yield according to human preference. This interferes with the natural selection of traits.