AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection, ” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The theory of natural selection was explored by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin. Natural selection explains how genetic traits of a species may change over time. This may lead to speciation, the formation of a distinct new species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Darwin is commonly cited as the person who “discovered” evolution. But, the historical record shows that roughly seventy different individuals published work on the topic of evolution between 1748 and 1859, the year that Darwin published On the Origin of Species.

Detailed explanation-4: -More individuals are produced each generation that can survive. Phenotypic variation exists among individuals and the variation is heritable. Those individuals with heritable traits better suited to the environment will survive.