Question

Natural selection and artificial selection use different selective pressures.

1. Explain the difference in selective pressures between natural selection and artificial selection.
2. Make a claim about how artificial selection can result in organisms such as this:
3. In your opinion, does this organism have high or low fitness to survive in the natural environment?
4. Explain why or why not providing at least one possible reason
Your answer should be between two to five sentences and include concepts and vocabulary learned in this unit. (You must write in complete sentences to earn full credit)

Answer 1

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1. The selective pressures in natural selection are environmental factors that impact an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its natural habitat, such as predators, food availability, and climate conditions. In contrast, artificial selection is driven by human intervention and focuses on specific desirable traits, such as size, color, or behavior, that are selected for breeding purposes.

2. Artificial selection can result in organisms with exaggerated or unusual traits that may not necessarily enhance their fitness for survival in the natural environment, such as the short-legged, flat-faced appearance of a breed like the English Bulldog.

3. In my opinion, this organism has low fitness to survive in the natural environment due to its physical characteristics, such as respiratory issues and limited mobility, which may hinder its ability to compete for resources or escape from predators.

4. One possible reason for the low fitness of the English Bulldog in the natural environment is the extreme changes in its anatomy resulting from artificial selection, which may have unintentionally introduced health problems and reduced overall adaptability to environmental challenges.

Answer 2

Shorter for all 4 of them

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

1. Natural selection is based on environmental factors, while artificial selection is driven by human intervention.

2. Artificial selection can produce organisms with exaggerated traits, like the English Bulldog's short-legged, flat-faced appearance.
3. The English Bulldog may have low fitness in the natural environment due to respiratory issues and limited mobility.
4. These traits, selected for by humans, may hinder the Bulldog's ability to survive and compete in the wild.