Selective Breeding Flashcards
1
Q
Farmers and Breeders Select Animals and Plants From a Mixed Population that have Particularly Useful or Desirable _________________. They Use These Organisms as _____________ Stock.
A
Characteristics…Breeding…
2
Q
Examples of Selective Breeding?
A
- Disease Resistance in Food Crops or Garden Plants.
- Animals that Produce More Meat or Milk.
- Domestic Dogs and Farm Animals with a Gentle Nature.
- Large, Unusual, Brightly Coloured or Heavily Scented Flowers.
3
Q
Genetic Manipulation by Selective Breeding has Resulted in Animals and Plants with Strange ________________ of Genes that would Probably Never have Occurred Naturally.
A
Combinations.
4
Q
Selective Breeding has Been Responsible for Much of the _______________ Progress that Has Been Made Over the Centuries.
A
Agricultural.
5
Q
Selective Breeding Greatly Reduces the Number of ____________ in the Population.
A
Alleles.
