Question

Explain the survival of the fittest proposed by Darwin.

Answer 1

Survival of the fittest

1. It is proposed by Charles Darwin.
2. According to Darwin due to the struggle for existence only those organisms survive which are best adapted to the conditions of the ecosystem.
3. The individuals which end up surviving are considered to be the fittest and over time through different generations, they develop various adaptive modifications to suit the new life.
4. Such selection is known as survival of the fittest.