Charles Darwin observed the resemblance between organisms on the Galápagos Islands and those on the nearest coast. He hypothesized that the island organisms had evolved from the coastal organisms. What mechanism did Darwin propose caused evolution?

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anonymous · Answer

I would think natural selection

anonymous · Answer

Those who survived their environment or those who could make the most out of their environment to eat and not be eaten because of some specific feature, would have better chance to produce offspring and pass on the genes with the positive survival trait. From the best beak for a bird to the build of the body to run and brains to figure things out without having to run.