Artificial selection has produced a wide variety of crop plants, livestock, and pets. Which characteristic of artificial selection makes it different from natural selection?
The main characteristic of artificial selection that makes it different from natural selection is that artificial selection is driven by deliberate human intervention and control, whereas natural selection occurs naturally through the process of adaptation to the environment. In artificial selection, humans select and breed specific plants or animals with desired traits, leading to the propagation of those traits in subsequent generations. Natural selection, on the other hand, occurs due to the differential survival and reproduction of individuals with certain heritable traits that are better suited to their environment, without any intentional human interference.
