Charles Darwin

Title: Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin

In 1859, Charles Darwin developed a theory explaining the history of our evolution. He also came up with the idea of Natural Selection. This is the idea that the environment an organism lives in helps to determine which organisms survive and produce young, and which do not. When Darwin was a young man he traveled around the world on the H.M.S. Beagle (1831-1836), a research vessel. His job was to make observations on the plants …showed first 75 words of 223 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 223 total…variations in traits. Natural Selection: Nature "selects" the best individuals to survive due to better traits that the organism has. Survival of the fittest: The organism best adapted to their environment will be able to live on and produce offspring. Evolution: A species will evolve as a result of the accumulation of variations (adaptations) and as a result of natural selection. This will lead to a species better equipped and adapted to their environment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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