Which One of the Following Statements Best Defines Artificial Selection

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements best defines artificial selection?

• A) Process that occurs when individuals inherit traits that enable them to survive and reproduce
• B) Process where humans decide which plants and/or animals will not breed
• C) Process of human directed breeding aimed to produce selective traits in selected species
• D) Process that favors beneficial mutations

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Definitions:

Group Pressures

The influence exerted by a social group on individual members to behave in certain ways or conform to group norms and expectations.

Conformity

The act of changing one's behavior or beliefs in order to match those of others, typically as a result of real or imagined group pressure.

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A compliance method whereby a large request is made knowing it will be refused so that a subsequent, smaller request is more likely to be accepted.

Large First Request

A persuasion technique where a more significant request is made initially, expected to be refused, followed by a smaller request, which seems more reasonable by comparison.