Question

Charles Darwin _____.

a) proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution
b) was the first person to conclude that organisms evolve
c) was the first to realize that fossils are remains of ancient organisms
d) proposed that unused parts of the body deteriorate
e) eagerly published his theory before it was well-developed

Answer 1

Answer: Option A.

Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection as a mechanism of evolution.

Step-by-step 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 2

Answer: A. proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution

Step-by-step 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.