Which example illustrates Darwin's main contribution to the theory of evolution?
A. An agricultural pest has been exposed to a pesticide that wipes out the entire species.
B. In a laboratory, a scientist chooses the most intelligent mice and breeds them to advance the species.
C. When exposed to antibiotics, most bacteria in a population die but some survive and live to reproduce.
D. In the African savannah, a scientist observes that a wildebeest calf has inherited its coat pattern from its father.

Question

Which example illustrates Darwin's main contribution to the theory of evolution?
A. An agricultural pest has been exposed to a pesticide that wipes out the entire species.
B. In a laboratory, a scientist chooses the most intelligent mice and breeds them to advance the species.
C. When exposed to antibiotics, most bacteria in a population die but some survive and live to reproduce.
D. In the African savannah, a scientist observes that a wildebeest calf has inherited its coat pattern from its father.

anonymous · Answer

@tomorrow

yolo_king · Answer

Darwin developed a scientific theory of biological evolution that explains how modern organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent from common ancestors.

anonymous · Answer

so C?

athenawolf · Answer

There is also Darwin's theory of natural selection, or 'survival of the fittest' which might be more helpful for answering this specific question.

inexilewetrust · Answer

Another example could be how hard it is to find sprays that kill roaches. This is because when exposed to the chemical, many die. The few that were immune due to variation in DNA would go on and reproduce and those generations would be immune to chemical spray their parent was exposed to.

inexilewetrust · Answer

The "survival of the fittest" idea originated from Herbert Spencer, a biologist. Darwin merely used his quote to emphasize the idea of evolution in his theory. This idea not only changed the world of science but the American Society as well through the spread of social Darwinism.  The rich felt "survival of the fittest" was more of a battle of being rich to be rich rather than being poor. This lead to foundations even Rockefeller was inspired by. This info may not seem relevant but if you are taking the EOC test or "End of Year Exam" This may be one of the questions that may pop up.