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Question
Given alongside are two figures (A and B) showing a phenomenon that was first observed in Manchester before and after the year 1850.
Answer the following:
The following phenomenon provides a classical explanation of a scientific theory given by a certain scientist.
(i) Name and explain the said theory.
(ii) Give the name of the scientist who gave this theory.
Solution
- Natural selection: During the struggle for existence, only individuals with advantageous variations survive, while those who lack these variations are wiped out. Nature selects only those variations which are suitable for existence. This process is called natural selection.
- Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection.
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