What Is Life? 2nd Edition by Jay Phelan

Exercise 1

Which one of the following statements best describes the difference between artificial and natural selection?
A) Natural selection is limited to physical traits and artificial selection is not.
B) Artificial selection has produced many of the most delicious food items for humans; natural selection has not.
C) Natural selection acts without the input of humans; artificial selection requires human input.
D) Charles Darwin understood natural selection but, at that time, was unaware of artificial selection.
E) Natural selection works on all species; artificial selection works only on laboratory-raised species.