Question

One of the revolutionary concepts in biology was projected by Charles Darwin in the Origin of the Species and has been discussed as

• A. use and disuse of organs
• B. germplasm theory
• C. acquired characters
• D. natural selection leading to the survival of the fittest

Answer 1

The correct option is D natural selection leading to the survival of the fittest

Charles Darwin's theory of origin of species is totally based on the aspect of the evolutionary changes in the species with the changing environment. This theory states that the preservation of the favoured race in the struggle for survival which means that for the survival of the species must be adapted to natural condition. Hence the Origin of species states that the survival of the fittest is done by the natural selection

So, the correct answer is 'natural selection leading to the survival of the fittest'