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What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin was the first to express the belief that all living things are related.
Charles Darwin believed that organisms had a goal to adapt and did so through the inheritance of acquired traits.
Charles Darwin introduced the idea that organisms better adapted to their environment would tend to survive, reproduce, and increase in number.
Charles Darwin developed the theory of population growth.
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The correct statement is:
- "Charles Darwin introduced the idea that organisms better adapted to their environment would tend to survive, reproduce, and increase in number."
Brief clarification: Darwin’s key contribution was the theory of natural selection (and strong evidence for common descent). He was not the first to suggest that all life is related, he did not base his theory on the inheritance of acquired traits (that was Lamarckian), and the population-growth idea that influenced him came from Thomas Malthus.
- "Charles Darwin introduced the idea that organisms better adapted to their environment would tend to survive, reproduce, and increase in number."
Brief clarification: Darwin’s key contribution was the theory of natural selection (and strong evidence for common descent). He was not the first to suggest that all life is related, he did not base his theory on the inheritance of acquired traits (that was Lamarckian), and the population-growth idea that influenced him came from Thomas Malthus.
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