EVOLUTION
DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
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It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
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It is where the fittest die out and therefore can’t reproduce and pass on their genes
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It is where the fittest don’t die out and therefore can’t reproduce and pass on their genes
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It is where the fittest don’t die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
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Detailed explanation-1: -survival of the fittest, term made famous in the fifth edition (published in 1869) of On the Origin of Species by British naturalist Charles Darwin, which suggested that organisms best adjusted to their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Survival of the fittest refers to the fact that the ‘fittest’ can survive in any environment, regardless of their complexity. For example, many complex creatures would immediately die in conditions that many bacteria live.
Detailed explanation-3: -Weinstein says Spencer advocated the idea that “those who survive the struggle are by definition not only the fittest but also morally the best. So it’s defining ‘good’ as ‘survival. ‘ Whatever survives is by definition good.”