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10.76 Artificial Selection and Human Driven Evolution Worksheet

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Artificial Selection and Human-Driven Evolution: Students explain how humans influence trait frequencies through selective breeding, agriculture, pesticide use, antibiotic use, and other environmental pressures. Rigor range: standard concept checks through honors/Pre-AP/AP-ready evidence, phylogeny, population, and evolutionary mechanism analysis. Aligned to FreeK12Practice High School Biology Curriculum Crosswalk (NGSS/NRC Framework; CCSS Literacy and Mathematics; AP Biology enrichment; Texas TEKS Biology; Florida NGSSS/CPALMS Biology; Virginia SOL Biology; California NGSS and New York State Science Learning Standards) BIO.10.76 - Artificial Selection and Human-Driven Evolution: National: NGSS HS-LS4-3; HS-LS4-4; HS-LS4-6; CCSS RST.9-10.2; WHST.9-10.9; AP Biology EVO-2, EVO-4. State frameworks: TX TEKS BIO.10A, BIO.10D; FL NGSSS SC.912.L.15.13, SC.912.L.15.15; VA SOL BIO.7b, BIO.7d; CA NGSS/NYSSLS HS-LS4-3, HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-6.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which statement best synthesizes artificial selection, pesticide resistance, and antibiotic resistance as evolutionary processes?

AAll require organisms to intentionally change their genes when humans act.

BAll affect only individuals during one lifetime, not populations.

CAll eliminate the need for inheritance because humans are involved.

DAll involve heritable variation, differential survival or reproduction, and trait-frequency change over generations.

Solution & Explanation:These examples differ in the human action involved, but the evolutionary logic is the same: heritable variation affects reproductive success under a selection pressure.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Use the environment-fitness graph for this item. In a region where antibiotic exposure is frequent, which strain is expected to increase if the fitness pattern remains stable?

AStrain S

BBoth strains must decrease to zero

CStrain R

DNeither strain can change because fitness is shown

Solution & Explanation:The graph shows Strain R has higher relative fitness when antibiotic is present, so frequent exposure should favor Strain R.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Why is low genetic diversity a concern in a highly selected crop line?

AIt ensures every new disease will be harmless.

BIt can reduce the range of heritable responses available when new selection pressures appear.

CIt means every plant has all possible adaptive alleles.

DIt prevents artificial selection from ever changing traits.

Solution & Explanation:Genetic diversity provides raw material for future selection. Strong selection from a narrow gene pool can reduce that flexibility.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Biology Science students. It aligns with educational standard BIO.10.76 (National: NGSS HS-LS4-3; HS-LS4-4; HS-LS4-6; CCSS RST.9-10.2; WHST.9-10.9; AP Biology EVO-2, EVO-4. State frameworks: TX TEKS BIO.10A, BIO.10D; FL NGSSS SC.912.L.15.13, SC.912.L.15.15; VA SOL BIO.7b, BIO.7d; CA NGSS/NYSSLS HS-LS4-3, HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-6.).