In what way is artificial selection different from natural selection?
A) There's no difference; both have caused evolution throughout the history of life on Earth.
B) Artificial selection applies to changes in domestic animals only, while natural selection applies to all other species.
C) In artificial selection, human preference is the selecting force; in natural selection, environmental conditions are the selecting force.
D) Artificial selection causes one species to change to another, while natural selection only modifies existing species.
C
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