A farmer chooses the plants that produce the sweetest tomatoes to pollinate one another over many generations. Eventually all of the offspring of his plants produce only sweeter tomatoes.

What process did the farmer use to produce his new and sweeter variety of tomatoes?

A) domesticated reproduction

B) random breeding

C) selective breeding

Question

Biology

Morse

17 September, 05:19

A farmer chooses the plants that produce the sweetest tomatoes to pollinate one another over many generations. Eventually all of the offspring of his plants produce only sweeter tomatoes.

What process did the farmer use to produce his new and sweeter variety of tomatoes?

A) domesticated reproduction

B) random breeding

C) selective breeding

+2

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Keith Fuller · Answer 1

Keith Fuller 17 September, 07:10

0

Answer is selective breeding

Terry Kemp · Answer 2

This is C, selective breeding, which is selecting (hence the name) the most successful crops or animals, then breeding/pollinating the plants. This results in offspring that share the success of the parents.