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**INSTRUCTIONS:** Use the words in the box below to fill in the blanks based on what you have learned about the adaptations of species. Words may be used more than once or not used at all.
**Word Bank**
| Traits | Selective breeding | Population | Crop species | Domestic |
|---------------|----------------------|------------|--------------|-----------|
| Uniform | Hybrid | Real | Diverse | Artificial |
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____________________ occurs when humans take control of the breeding process. The favorable ____________________ to be passed on are chosen by the breeder to create a new or improved variety. Farmers have bred ____________________, like corn, to produce more food in a smaller area. These ____________________ plants result by crossing parent plants for their desired traits. ____________________ animals, like dog breeds, have also been bred to be incredibly ____________________ compared to the diversity of their ancestors. This selecting of traits is also known as ____________________ selection. Similar to natural selection, the ____________________ of a species changes over time, and some traits become more common.
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