Selective Breeding | Biology Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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Studying selective breeding is crucial as it has shaped agriculture and livestock by enhancing desirable traits like yield and disease resistance. Combining genetics and agriculture, it offers insights into how human intervention accelerates evolution, improving food security and sustainability. Understanding selective breeding helps advance agricultural practices, develop better crops and livestock, and address global challenges like climate change. With all this in mind, let's engage with this terrific teaching resource.

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Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
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3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
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3 page PDF teacher version with answers
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2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

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