Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection as a mechanism of evolution.
Explanation:
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist that lived between 1809 and 1882. He proposed a theory of evolution and natural selection. The theory states that all living organisms came from and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variation that increase individual's ability to compete, survive and reproduce.
Answer: A. proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution
Explanation:
Charles Darwin postulated the theory of natural selection in 1859. The theory is an attempt to explain adaptation and the formation of new species during the course of evolution.
Individuals who survive by adaptation in harsh environment will likely pass that adaptation to their offspring if it has high heritability.
