Lesson 33 of 84 · Cells
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleSelective Breeding (Part 2)
Selective Breeding (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Push the limits. See what changes.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Selective breeding is when humans choose organisms with desired traits to reproduce. Dog breeds, crop varieties, and livestock have been developed through thousands of years of selective breeding.
Key Words
- natural selection
- adaptation
- fossil record
Steps
Review the background information on Cells before starting.
Create a Punnett square to predict the offspring of two parents. Use a trait like eye color or seed shape. Calculate the probability of each outcome.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a mutation?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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