Biology Past Paper - Theory of Natural Selection

  (1809 – 1882) is an English naturalist also a geologist credited with developing the "Theory of Natural Selection" and posits the survival of the fittest.  Theory of Natural Selection ⚬ The offspring are born with their parents’ helpful traits, and as they produce, such...

  (1809 – 1882) is an English naturalist also a geologist credited with developing the "Theory of Natural Selection" and posits the survival of the fittest.  Theory of Natural Selection ⚬ The offspring are born with their parents’ helpful traits, and as they produce, such adaptive characteristics prevail in more of the species. Other individuals that have not adapted well die off.  ⚬ ⚬ ⚬  states that organisms change in response to their environment. Theory of Use and Disuse states that if a certain body structure was utilized often, it would develop further and, organs not in use will disappear. Theory of Acquired Characteristics states that the characteristics that an animal acquired during its lifetime in order to adapt to its environment can be passed on to its offspring.  COMPARATIVE GENETIC FOSSIL EVIDENCES ANATOMY INFORMATION