Question

Teosinte is a grass that grows wild in central America and includes several different very similar species. Over the course of thousands of years, the farmers of central American carefully culled undesirable offspring and cross bred various teosinte species ultimately developing Zea mays or what we usually call corn. Which of the following statements is true regarding this process?
Select one:
a. This is not an example of evolution because humans did the selection process.
b. It would be possible to carefully select modern corn plants to ultimately wind up with teosinte.
c. The artificial selection applied by humans caused mutations in teosinte leading to the development of corn.
d. This is an example of evolution through artificial selection.

Answer 1

Answer:

Which of the following statements is true regarding this process?

Select one:

a. This is not an example of evolution because humans did the selection process.

 Explanation:

This is not an example of evolution this is called domestication of plants by humans to adap wild organisms to fulfill its needs, and it is achieved by the process of artificial selection, croping individuals with larger and more nutritious fruits, and these plants seeds would fall to the ground attached to the cob, germinating at the same time and place and  without human assistance and care they would not survive.