Question

Farmers have cultivated five different vegetable crops by artificially selecting for certain traits from the wild mustard plant. This table lists information about five different vegetables that originated from the wild mustard plant.

Broccoli- Suppression of flower development


Cabbage- Suppression of internode length


Kale- Enlargement of leaves


Cauliflower- Sterility of flowers


Kohlrabi- Enhancement of lateral meristems


Which statement is correct about the development of these vegetables through artificial selection?


A.
They resulted from a characteristic of the mustard plant that was changed or enhanced by the selective cultivation.

B.
They resulted from the exposure to extreme temperatures and ultraviolet sun rays.

C.
They were created over one generation when crossbreeding took place between two different varieties of vegetables.

D.
They stopped forming additional varieties at the end of a growth cycle.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

because the farmers selected certain traits to propagate