Question

Which of the following is a role that humans play in the process of artificial selection?

• A. To perform operations on organisms that increase survival
• B. To determine which organisms live and which organisms die
• C. To determine which organisms breed and which organisms do not
• D. To create novel genetic mutations, which nature then selects

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

To perform operations on organisms that increase survival

Artificial selection is the intentional breeding to produce desired breeds. Humans perform operations on organisms to increase their survival. This is a type of artificial selection process. To create a novel genetic mutations which nature then selects becomes the process of natural selection because the survival of organism depends on natural selection. Just determining about the survival or organisms or its breed does not play any role in the process of artificial selection.

Thus, the correct answer is 'To perform operations on organisms that increase survival.'