Selective breeding Flashcards
1
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What is selective breeding?
A
Selective Breeding is when humans select the plants or animals they are going to breed so they can bring out the desired characteristics that they want out of the animal.
2
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How does selective breeding occur?
A
- Select the crops that best suit the income you want.
- Secondly, breed them with each other.
- Selective the best of the offspring and breed them together.
- Continue this over a long period of time.
3
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What are the advantages of selective breeding?
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- Improvements to plants or animals
- Future generations of plants and animals improve
- The cost of selective breeding is minimal.
4
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What are the disadvantages of selective breeding?
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- lack of variety in a plant or animal species
- Genetic mutations would still occur
- There may be evolutionary changes which can affect our planet.