Domestication of Crops and Animals

question 3

Multiple Choice

Domestication of crops and animals

• A) had no effect on the evolution of species.
• B) caused what might be called an "unnatural selection" that interfered with the evolutionary process.
• C) had an effect only on the evolution of animals.
• D) had an effect only on the evolution of plants.

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Definitions:

Stabilizing Selection

A type of natural selection that favors the average individuals in a population, reducing variation.

Fossil Record

The accumulation of evidences, such as bones, shells, or imprints, left by organisms in sedimentary rocks, providing a historical sequence of life on Earth.

Speciation

The evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species, typically through genetic isolation from other populations.

Isolated Population

A group of organisms that is physically or genetically separated from others of the same species, leading to distinct evolutionary paths.