When talking about members of a particular species, which of the
following makes the biggest
difference in the survival of an
organism in their environment?
A. external traits that we can see
B. internal traits that we cannot see
C. the eye color of the organism
D. the flower color of the organism

answer; the correct answer is (beta)

b 04545

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).