Selective Breeding

Question 1

what are the 3 main steps for selective breeding

Answer 1

1) Choose parents who display the desired characteristic and breed them
2) from the set of offsprings produced choose the offspring that best displays the desired characteristic and breed these chosen offspring
3) repeat this process of breeding and re-selection over many generations until all the offspring show the desired characteristic

Question 2

what are the two most common reasons for characteristics to be considered desirible

Answer 2

1) Usefulness

2) appearance

Question 3

what’s a useful characteristic in crops and why

Answer 3

Disease resistance - improves yield

Question 4

what’s a useful characteristic in flowers and why

Answer 4

colour/size - attract insects

Question 5

what’s a useful characteristic in dogs and why

Answer 5

Gentle natured - these animals must co exist with humans