AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Survival of the Fittest” describes which theory
A
natural selection
B
gravity
C
heredity
D
string theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Survival of the fittest” is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Survival of the fittest” is a popular term that refers to the process of natural selection, a mechanism that drives evolutionary change. Natural selection works by giving individuals who are better adapted to a given set of environmental conditions an advantage over those that are not as well adapted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Survival of the fittest means that organisms that are better adapted to their environment are best suited to survive and successfully reproduce. “Survival of the fittest” is an expression, developed from Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The phrase ‘survival of the fittest’ is often incorrectly attributed to Darwin. In fact, it was coined by the philosopher Herbert Spencer in response to reading Origin of Species five years after the first edition was published.

Detailed explanation-5: -the phrase “survival of the fittest” as an exact equivalent of. “natural selection.” He said: The survival of the fittest which I have here sought to, express in. mechanical terms is that which Mr. Darwin has called “natural selec-tion, ” or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life.

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