KS3 Y9 Breeding

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Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. If available use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button if available to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
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A kind of animal is called a . Within a species there are different es. Different ties of animals are called .

Within a all the individuals will have the characteristics. There are many different b of dogs. Though they are all of the same es they look . A doberman dog will look different from a chihuahua.

They are still dogs.

Because they look different some people keep dogs with looks or characteristics that they like. A shepherd will likely keep some border collie dogs to help farm animals. Some people might like to have a poodle walk with them.

Some might keep greyhounds as they are and can be used for racing.

It is possible to mate very fast greyhounds and produce even faster dogs. This is called .

It is also possible nowadays to two different breeds of dogs and produce offsprings with characteristics of both parents. This is called .

Cows that are good for producing milk like Friesian cows can be with cows that produce good meat like Hereford cows to produce cows that can produce good k and good t.

 

 

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