Question

Label if the examples below are natural selection, or artificial selection. The watermelon that we have today. Finches with larger beaks so they can eat seeds. The corn plants eaten today. Camels that drink less water and can survive. Beavers with stronger teeth that help build their homes. Different breeds of dogs that make cute pets. Horses that run fast for races. Cows that are friendly. Deep sea creatures that can glow to attract prey.

Answer 1

Natural selection is the behavioral or adaptive traits that organisms develop naturally to make their survival better. It is the changes that occurs naturally.

Artificial selection is the changes bought to the organisms artificially by man to make them benefitted for mankind like interbreeding,etc.

So from the given examples, the changes that naturally occured in an organism is natural selection amd the changes or traits artificially induced comes umder artificial selection.

1,the watermelon that we have today- artificial selection

2, Finches have larger beaks so that they can eat seeds- natural selection

3, the corn plants eaten today- artificial selection

4, Camels that drink less water and survive- natural selection

5, Beavers with strong teeth that help them build nests- natural selection

6, Different breeds of dogs that makes cute puppies- artificial selection

7, Horses that run faster for races- artificial selection

8, Cows that are friendly- natural selection

9, Deep sea creatures that glow to attract prey- natural selection.

2,Inorder to select the best adapted organism through natural selection, there must be variation among individuals within species or different species that is genetically inherited. The difference in traits or alleles among organisms are indicated through their phenotypic variation. The organisms with the best suited trait for survival or the trait which betters the survival rate of the organism is then naturally selected.