Question

Who put forth the idea of evolution driven by Natural Selection?

Answer 1

Theory of Natural Selection:

1. The theory of natural selection was first put forward by Charles Darwin, an English naturalist.
2. He traveled for five years to study fossils, plants, and animals.
3. He published his idea in his book, ‘Origin of Life’.
4. Natural Selection is the process through which the organisms living in the environment change and adapt themselves according to the environment.
5. These adaptations get accumulated for some generations that leading to the emergence of new species.
6. Those organisms who adapt themselves survive and other who does not adapt perishes.