Question

By the statement, "Survival of the Fittest" Darwin meant :

• A. Strongest of all species survives.
• B. Most intelligent of species survives.
• C. Cleverest of the species survives.
• D. In a species, most adaptable to changes survive.

Answer 1

The correct option is D In a species, most adaptable to changes survive.

• Variations result in organisms belonging to a species being different from each other.
  
• Some of the variations may be helpful to the organisms in the prevailing natural conditions and thus the organisms having such positive variation would survive
• Whereas organisms with variations not suited to the prevailing natural conditions may not survive. This concept is known as the 'survival of the fittest'
  

So, the correct answer is 'In a species, most adaptable to changes survive'