Questions 1-3
Questions 4-6
With a partner, read and discuss the three questions below:
- Make a list of animals or plants that humans have bred. What traits do they have that make them valuable to humans?
- Erica thinks her father running over pigeons is an example of natural selection. Shawnte thinks it’s an example of artificial selection. In what way does this example of selection seem natural, artificial, or both to you? Why?
- Do you think that Erica’s father’s argument that he was helping nature by killing some pigeons makes sense?
Refer back to the script to answer the following questions:
4. List the evidence that caused Erica to conclude that her father ran over some pigeons.
5. Dog breeding is not natural selection because:
the effect is not permanent.
humans are selecting who reproduces.
certain traits are passed on to the next generation.
nature plays a larger role than humans.
6. Will and Shawnte pointed out that there are more traits than “being strong” that might help an animal or plant to survive. Restate one of their examples and then propose some more.
