LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.
A
biological evolution
B
evolution by natural selection
C
artificial selection
D
inbreeding
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Artificial selection is an evolutionary process in which humans consciously select for or against particular features in organisms – for example, by choosing which individuals to save seeds from or breed from one generation to the next. People have been artificially selecting plants and animals for thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Selective breeding entails the breeding of organisms with desirable characteristics. Thousands of years before Darwin proposed evolution by natural selection and Mendel discovered the principles of inheritance, humans were practicing selective breeding of both plants and animals.

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