Biology
Grade-9
Easy
Question
Survival of the fittest and evolution were proposed by which scientist?
- Charles Darwin
- Albert Einstein
- Steven Hawking
- Isaac Newton
Hint:
Charles Darwin
The correct answer is: Charles Darwin
The survival of the fittest, term made famous in the fifth edition of "on the origin of species" by British naturalist Charles Darwin, which suggested that organism best adjusted to their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing.
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