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Applied Genetics

Question 3 • PT-GSE Environmental Science B-IC – 81

Which is an example of selective breeding?

Answer
A
Planting peas in a garden one year and planting green beans the next year to enrich the soil.
B
Transferring pollen from flowers on one pea plant to flowers on another pea plant.
C
Comparing pea plants that have white flowers to green bean plants that have white flowers.
D
Grinding the peas from a pea plant into flour to create new food products.

Explanation

Selective breeding involves choosing organisms to reproduce so their offspring may inherit desired traits. Transferring pollen from one pea plant to another is a way to control which plants reproduce. Planting different crops, comparing plants, or grinding peas into flour does not involve breeding plants.

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