Selective breeding and human food security
I can explain what is meant by selective breeding and why it is important for human food security.
Selective breeding and human food security
I can explain what is meant by selective breeding and why it is important for human food security.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Some plants and animals have features that are useful to us (e.g. they can provide food and materials, or do work).
- Selective breeding by humans causes particular features to become more (or less) common in the species.
- After many generations, the resulting domesticated species can be quite different to their wild ancestors.
- Examples of the selective breeding of a farm animal and a crop from their wild ancestors.
- The dependence of humans on domesticated animals and crops for food security.
Common misconception
Students often forget that selective breeding is a process that happens over many generations.
This lesson includes examples of how to describe the process of selective breeding.
Keywords
Selective breeding - The process in which humans choose individuals with desirable traits and mate them in order to make offspring with these desirable traits.
Crop - Plants grown on a large scale for food or profit.
Domesticated - An animal that has been tamed and is kept as a pet or on a farm.
Farm animal - Animals that are kept on farms for food or work.
Food security - A measure of the quantity and quality of food available to support households or whole communities.
Equipment
None required.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sexual content
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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