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Which of the following are examples for artificial selection?

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a

Australian marsupials and mammals

b

Long neck of giraffe and Darwin's finches

c

Light coloured and melanic moths

d

German shepherd and husky breeds of dog

answer is B.

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Man has bred selected plants and animals for agriculture (cabbage, kale, broccoli etc.,) horticulture (roses, lillies, etc., )sport or security. Man has domesticated many wild animals and crops. This intensive breeding programme called artificial selection has created breeds that differ from other breeds (e.g., dogs-German shepherd, bull dog, labrador, poodle, husky, etc.,  but still are of the same group. 

Darwin's finches, melanic moths, giraffes, marsupials and mammals are examples for natural selection.

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