Question

which type of biotechnology would a dairy farmer use to mate the cows at his farm with genetically superior bulls to produce offspring that give high-quality milk?

○ genetic engineering, because the genes of the cows are altered

○ genetic engineering, because cows with desirable traits are produced

○ artificial selection, because offspring with desirable traits are produced

○ artificial selection, because the process reduces the production time of offspring

Explanation:

1. Analyze Genetic Engineering: Genetic engineering involves directly altering an organism's genes (e.g., inserting, deleting, or modifying DNA). In this case, the farmer is mating cows with superior bulls, not altering genes directly, so options with genetic engineering are incorrect.
2. Analyze Artificial Selection: Artificial selection (selective breeding) is the process of choosing organisms with desirable traits to mate, producing offspring with those traits. The farmer is mating cows with genetically superior bulls to get offspring with high - quality milk (a desirable trait), and the reason about producing offspring with desirable traits matches. The option about reducing production time is incorrect as artificial selection doesn't focus on that.

Answer:

C. Artificial selection, because offspring with desirable traits are produced