Table Compare the mass of samples B, D, and E to see if temperature affects the rate of weathering. Was there a measureable diff
erence among the three treatments? Which treatment demonstrated the fastest rate of weathering? What seems to be the trend demonstrated by the data? As temperature increases, the rate of weathering will .
Variability was seen as imperfection, so natural selection could only eliminate the inferior and imperfect, not giving rise to new things, new species.