Question

Luther Burbank was a plant breeder who developed a strain of potato plant that produced more tubers of larger size than other potato plants that were grown on farms at the time. This strain of potato was also resistant to the potato blight that had wiped out the potato crops in Ireland in the mid-1800s. How did Burbank's process in developing this potato compare to the process of natural selection?

Answer 1

a. Burbank's process was slower.
b. Burbank's process did not affect the genetic makeup of the potato.
c. Burbank's process did not place the potato plant under any type of selection.
d. Burban

Answer 2

i think its b

Answer 3

no wait a

Answer 4

@thadyoung

Answer 5

@thadyoung not quite sure

Answer 6

ok, im re-reading it to understand the question :P

Answer 7

Okay

Answer 8

"This strain of potato was also resistant to the potato blight that had wiped out the potato crops in Ireland in the mid-1800s."

to me this is saying that the potatoes did not have the gene that was effected by the disease. so its not "B"

is answer "D" just " Burban"?!?

Answer 9

No sorry hold on

Answer 10

Burbank's process did not involve environment pressures to shape the outcome.

Answer 11

I must have cut it off

Answer 12

@thadyoung

Answer 13

I haven't read the lesson but I feel its "D"

Answer 14

Okay thank you

Answer 15

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