Which of the following scenarios does not exhibit artificial selection?
a a farmer crossing a tree that produces large apples with a tree that produces sweet apples in an effort to create future offspring that are both large and sweet.
b a farmer replanting the same seeds each year in order to limit variance within his crop.
c a dog breeder breeding a labrador retriever, with a poodle in order to create a breed of dog that has the temperment of a lab and the hypoallergenic coat of a poodle.
d a domestic dog runs away and takes a mate in a nearby pack of coyotes. their offspring have a mix of dog and coyote characteristics.

The scenario that does not exhibit artificial selection is D) A domestic dog runs away and takes a mate in a nearby pack of coyotes. their offspring have a mix of dog and coyote characteristics.

Explanation:

Artificial breeding can be described as a process by which human breed those plants and animals which have qualities of their interest, so that the offsprings produced will result in the desired qualities. For example, in the statement A, a farmer is crossing a tree that produces large apples with a tree that produces sweet apples. As a result of this breeding, the offsprings produced might have qualities from both the parents.

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