Evolution by Natural Selection
Adapted from the University of California, Los Angeles Life Sciences 1 Demonstration Manual
Copyright 2010 by Drs. Jennifer Doherty and Ingrid Waldron, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania1
Describe what is happening in figures 1-3. Is the population of mice different in figure 3 than in figure 1?
Explain why.

the question isn't complete here so i can't right an answer '_'

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).