Question

What is Natural selection?

Answer 1

• According to Charles Darwin, natural selection plays an important role in bringing about evolution of a new species of plants and animals.
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• Also, according to him, variations existed between the individuals of a population and some natural phenomena eliminated those individuals which were less adapted.
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• The surviving population would pass the hereditary advantageous features to their offspring’s.
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• With time, this process would give rise to organisms different from the original population and new species are form.
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