Humans can really change how animals and plants grow and evolve. Here are a few ways this happens:

• Artificial Selection: This is when breeders choose specific traits they want in animals and crops. For example, dogs today have changed from wolves because people bred them for different behaviors and looks.

• Changing Habitats: When people build cities, some animals adapt quickly to their new environment. A good example is urban pigeons, which have developed traits that help them live well in cities.

• Extinction Pressures: Sometimes, things humans do can push species toward extinction. But the ones that survive might change in different ways. For example, wildflowers that are left in broken-up habitats often show special adaptations to survive.

So, in these ways, what we do as humans can influence how evolution happens in surprising ways!