Which of the Following Is an Example of Selection Producing

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of selection producing complex evolutionary changes in a remarkably short period of time?

• A) Using artificial selection, people intentionally caused dairy cattle, which varied in their milk production, to produce the maximum amount genetically possible.
• B) A study of fish from the genus Poeciliopsis shows that short generation times allowed three different types of placenta to evolve in less than 2.4 million years.
• C) Richard Dawkins was able to produce most of one of Shakespeare's sonnets using only trained monkeys and small candies as rewards.
• D) The fossil record indicates that the human brain took 2 million years to double in size.

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