Question

Luther burbank was a plant breeder who developed a strain of potato plant that produced more tubers (the part of the root that people eat) 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

I belive the answer is D. Burbank's process did not involve environmental pressures to shape the outcome.

Burbank process is similar to natural selection because he will select the potato based on some traits. The trait would be big potato and resistant to disease. The genetic makeup will also favor those with the selected trait. This process should be faster.