In What Way Is Artificial Selection Different from Natural Selection

question 29

Multiple Choice

In what way is artificial selection different from natural selection?

• A) There's no difference; both have caused evolution throughout the history of life on Earth.
• B) Artificial selection applies to changes in domestic animals only, while natural selection applies to all other species.
• C) In artificial selection, human preference is the selecting force; in natural selection, environmental conditions are the selecting force.
• D) Artificial selection causes one species to change to another, while natural selection only modifies existing species.

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