Evolution 3U

Specific Expectations

C1.1 Analyse, on the basis of research, the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of an artificial selection technology (e.g., livestock and horticultural breeding) [IP, PR, AI, C]

c2.4 Investigate, through a case study or computer simulation, the processes of natural selection and artificial selection (e.g., selective breeding, antibiotic resistance in microorganisms), and analyse the different mechanisms by which they occur [PR, AI, C]

Student Questions

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Focus Questions

What are the processes and mechanisms of natural selection and artificial selection?

What are the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of artificial selection technologies?