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If a person scatters a handful of garden pea plant seeds in one area, how would natural selection work in this situation?
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Natural selection and artificial selection or selective breeding can both cause changes in animals and plants. The difference between the two is that natural selection happens naturally, but selective breeding only occurs when humans intervene. Changes in genetic traits have occurred over generations through both natural selection and selective breeding although the occur through different means. What characterizes only artificial selection? Choose all that apply.
A) chickens that lay larger eggs are favored
B) selection increases the chances of surviving
C) selection make a species stronger and fit for survival
D) selection favors the desired characters in the new organisms
What characteristics make a particular kind of individual successful in the process of natural selection?
For a chamelons ability to color change, what type of selection (directional selection, stabilizing selection, disruptive selection, sexual selection, etc) would this trait be under?
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- In a habitat there are red bugs and green bugs. the birds prefer the taste of red bugs. so soon there are many green bugs and dew red bugs. the green bugs reproduce and make more green bugs and eventually there are no more red bugs. what type of selection is this? give another example of this type of selectionarrow_forwardThe domestication or breeding of animals to have as pets, livestock on farms, or for work purposes is a form of artificial selection. Charles Darwin used these practices to support his theory of species change by natural selection. How is artificial selection similar to natural selection? When animals with favorable traits are bred with animals with unfavorable traits, the offspring will have favorable traits, so breeders were changing species by removing certain traits. For artificial selection to work, only the strong survive to reproduce. By breeding animals with specific traits, breeders were able to produce a wide variety of breeds within a short period of time. Artificial selection involves breeding two different species and determining if a hybrid organism can be produced.arrow_forwardOne of the lines of evidence that led Darwin to the theory of natural selection was his study of artificial selection. Plant breeders and pigeon breeders select offspring with specific traits in mind beforehand. a) However, since humans are an integral part of the natural world, do you think that artificial selection might be more appropriately termed “natural selection”? Why?arrow_forward
- In what ways has artificial selection changed people’s quality of life? Give examples. How might artificial selection be used to improve our quality of life further? Can you envision a way it could be used to reduce our environmental impact?arrow_forward1) Baby head size is an example of 2) Giraffe neck length is an example of 3) Rabbit Size is an example of selection. selection. selection.arrow_forwardConsider the four postulates of natural selection. How have humans manipulated each of these postulates in natural or artificial systems?arrow_forward
- Types of Selection Match each situation to the type of selection most likely to occur. NOTE: If you want to change your selection, you'll need to delete the one you already chose. After you delete it, the list of choices will pop back up and you can make a different choice. Rabbits with medium colored fur blend into the background, but very light or very dark fur colors are easier for predators to spot. disruptive selection Drab colored guppies are less likely to be eaten by predators, but brightly colored males are preferred by females. sexual selection Butterflies with small wings can easily find hiding places to escape predators. Butterflies with large wings can fly higher and faster to directional selection stabilizing selection escape predators. A species of rodent is vulnerable to cold weather when small, but able to keep warm when large.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is not a trait on which natural selection can act? a size of ears b fur/hair color c broken bones d thickness of furarrow_forwardNatural selection can sometimes help improve human health and other times is ineffective at improving human health. Explain one example of how selection has helped human health, and explain one example of how selection cannot help human health (including giving a reason why selection was or was not effective for each case). You can give hypothetical examples if you explain them well. A couple of sentences answer is fine.arrow_forward
- Is natural selection working mainly in the phenotype or the genotype? Are the individuals or the population evolving?arrow_forwardIn your own words, how does Competition and selection support natural selection? Use at least 1 example from the Beaks of Finches lab in your answer.arrow_forwardWhich is an example of disruptive selection? Group of answer choices Drug resistance increases with each generation; the resistant bacteria survive, and the nonresistant bacteria get killed off. Swiss starlings usually lay four or five eggs, thereby increasing their chances of more offspring. Over time, Equus developed strength, intelligence, speed and durable grinding teeth. Panay island snails mainly have two different phenotypes, black and white shells.arrow_forward
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