LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who observed that living things change over time and from place to place?
A
Thomas Malthus
B
Hutton & Lyell
C
Charles Darwin
D
Lamarck
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Darwin’s observations that led to his theory of natural selection are: Overproduction-all species will produce more offspring than will survive to adulthood. Variation-there are variations between members of the same species. Adaptation-traits that increase suitability to a species’ environment will be passed on.

Detailed explanation-3: -Another French thinker, Jean Baptiste Lamarck, proposed that animals could adapt, pass on their adaptations to their offspring, and therefore evolve.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles Darwin, in full Charles Robert Darwin, (born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England-died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.

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