Question

question 10 of 10
how did darwin explain the difference between artificial selection and natural
selection?
a. selected traits are always beneficial in artificial selection, while
selected traits can be harmful or beneficial in natural selection.
b. traits develop during an organisms lifetime in artificial selection,
but traits are passed on to offspring in natural selection.
c. traits are chosen at random in artificial selection, but traits are
chosen deliberately in natural selection.
d. traits are chosen by humans in artificial selection, but traits are
influenced by the environment in natural selection.
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Explanation:

Artificial selection is human - driven (e.g., breeding dogs for specific traits). Natural selection is environment - driven (e.g., giraffes with longer necks surviving as they can reach more food). Option D correctly captures this key difference.

• Option A: In natural selection, selected traits are beneficial for survival and reproduction in the given environment, not harmful.
• Option B: Traits in artificial selection are not developed during an organism's lifetime in the sense described. Also, in natural selection, traits are passed on (Mendel's laws of inheritance are relevant here, but the main point is the driver of selection).
• Option C: In artificial selection, traits are chosen deliberately (by humans), and in natural selection, they are "chosen" (selected) by the environment, not random.

Answer:

D. Traits are chosen by humans in artificial selection, but traits are influenced by the environment in natural selection.