AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which was Charles Darwin’s contribution to the study of biology?
A
He was the first person to recognize that organisms change over time.
B
He believed that organisms adapted through the inheritance of acquired traits.
C
He explained how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
D
He proposed that natural selection is the primary mechanism of evolution.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Darwin’s greatest contribution to science is that he completed the Copernican Revolution by drawing out for biology the notion of nature as a system of matter in motion governed by natural laws. With Darwin’s discovery of natural selection, the origin and adaptations of organisms were brought into the realm of science.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charles Darwin was a British naturalist who proposed the theory of biological evolution by natural selection. Darwin defined evolution as “descent with modification, ” the idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which was Charles Darwin’s contribution to the study of biology? He was the first person to recognize that organisms change over time. He believed that organisms adapted through the inheritance of acquired traits.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles Darwin was a British naturalist who proposed the theory of biological evolution by natural selection.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Charles Darwin proposed the mechanism of natural selection. He was the first naturalist to observe the changes that occur in an organism over time.

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