The Human Activity of Controlling the Survival and Reproduction of Organisms

question 55

Multiple Choice

The human activity of controlling the survival and reproduction of organisms to produce offspring with specific sets of traits is known as

• A) artificial selection.
• B) natural selection.
• C) industrial melanism.
• D) speciation.

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