Question

The species in which the evolutionary process has been influenced by man to meet his need is called
A. Adventives species
B. Introduced species
C. Naturalized species
D. Domesticated species

Answer 1

Hint: Humans have always influenced species. Sometimes, humanity has taken animals out of their natural wild habitats to reap benefits for themselves and thus created an evolutionary direction due to this meddling (or interference).

Complete solution:
Domesticated species are species harnessed by humanity to extract benefits, along the lines of carrying, fur, milk, etc. The species which originally belong in the wild are brought up in human settlements with care provided in return for their products.
Introduced species refers to an alien species introduced into a new habitat than the native one by human activity. The species adapt themselves to the new environment and integrate themselves into the ecosystem.
Naturalized and adventive species are basically two types of introduced species, which may or may not have human involvement. Naturalized species are species introduced to a non-native habitat where they reproduce to create a self-sustainable population and can expand throughout the ecological landscape.
Adventive species are those species introduced to non-native land but they lack vigorous reproductive capabilities like naturalized species and instead do not broadly expand and survive in time through the renewal of generations but not broadening reproductive lines.

So, the correct answer to the given question is option D.

Note: Naturalized species establish themselves in the new setting while Adventive species barely propagate in a small localized region. Examples of- domesticated species: dog, sheep; introduced species: Dandelions in North America; Naturalized species: Rabbits in Australia; Adventive species: cattle egret in North America.