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Question 109

What happens in selective breeding?

  1. People choose which organisms with a wanted characteristic are bred togetherCorrect answer
  2. The organisms best suited to the wild environment survive and breed most often
  3. Organisms are left to breed at random and the results are recorded
  4. Organisms of two different species are crossed with each other

Explanation

In selective breeding the parents of the next generation are picked by people, who choose individuals showing the characteristic they want and breed those together. Where the surroundings do the choosing instead and nobody picks the parents, the process is natural selection rather than breeding.

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